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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the UNI Alumni Association at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNI Today by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Summer 2005 Why do we do what we do? ut ourselves through the rigors of academic groups with relatively disproportionate numbers of Plife, that is. For one, we all want a job that pays altruistic individuals (like we might find in real life) well. But there is something else. We have an idea that were plugged into the formula, and ... exposure to higher ideals will help us be more humane. " ... although the proportion of altruistic individuals We become educated, in part, to make things better for declines in each group when taken separately, if both others. It is as if our altruistic gene gets turned on. groups are examined together, their overall proportion Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines altruism actually increases. This counterintuitive result arises as "unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of from the condition that the group with the greater others." Altruists International, an organization that number of altruists is also the most productive. Thus, claims to "pioneer altruism as a viable social norm," as long as a population contains multiple groups offers three definitions of the trait: 1) loving others as with differing proportions of altruistic and selfish oneself; 2) behavior that promotes the survival chances individuals, and the groups occasionally mixed for of others at a cost to one's own; and 3) self-sacrifice for reproductive purposes, the total proportion of altruists the benefit of others. could increase indefinitely." s the very concept of altruism too naive and f nothing else, it gives fresh meaning to the Iidealistic to be viable? In a March 2005 article, Iexpression 'go figure: Still, humankind can use the 'Charity begins at Homo sapiens; NewScientist.com, good news, and it's nice to have scientific confirmation writer Mark Buchanan notes that for decades researchers that the noble attribute evident in lives dedicated to explained away human acts of ostensible selflessness serving others is reproducible. So maybe the inclination as a tricky way of promoting our own individual self­ is innate. interests-that what we're doing is angling for an Could it be that education serves its highest eventual reward. purpose in activating the behavior? William Clohesy, But newer research by anthropologists, economists UNI assistant professor of philosophy and religion and biologists at the University of Zurich, University and an expert on altruism in society, says, "One of of Massachusetts and Rutgers University favors the the deepest aims of a liberal arts education is to open idea that humans have a tendency toward "strong students' minds to the worlds of other people so they reciprocity." That is, we will cooperate and do nice can learn to leave their own perspectives and attitudes things (or even punish people who don't) even when it and take up those of others ....This is not a dichotomy is clear we have nothing to gain. Buchanan summarizes, between a public attitude that is good and a private one "A capacity for true altruism seems to be a part of that is bad. Both are good, but an educated and self­ human nature." aware person should be able to move easily from one t the societal level, when we 'do good; we all perspective to the other as the context requires." Awin. Studies by UCLA anthropologist Robert Boyd e think the people in this issue personify that have reportedly shown that while individual cheaters Wability. Whether its Mattingly's and Blockson's can come out ahead in the short term, groups in research into the social and ethical implications of competition that have more cooperators fare much business, Aossey's profoundly helpful International better over the long haul than those that are not so Medical Corps, Chancey's vision of undergraduate endowed. scholarship, or Abram's intense desire to make a There is even a mathematical theory, based on the difference in the world, the overall prospects for ideas of Edward 0. Wilson in his book, Sociobiology, humanity are improved by the effort. Call it altruism, that demonstrates how altruism has evolutionary magnanimity or, to borrow a plank from President implications. As explained in tortuous mathematical Robert Koob's platform, effective citizenship. All of the detail in New York Times on the Web: 'The Evolution of above definitions apply. Altruism; by Eric Strong, altruism evolves under the -Denton Ketels process of group selection. In a statistical exercise, University of Northern Iowa ~~

The University of Northern Iowa magazine Volume 89 , Number 2 Summer 2005

Editor: Denton Ketels

Copy Editor: CJ Hines Motivated, page 2 Legacy, page 8 Art, page 14 Art Director: Elizabeth Conrad LaVelle

Photography: Michael Corbin, Randy Darst, Matthew Knight, Jeff Storjohan Features

Cover photo: Matthew Knight 2 Motivated- a pictorial essay Kimberly Abrams is making the sacrifice pay off, for everybody. Other Contributors: Melissa Barber, Stacey Christensen, Liz Conklin, Gwenne Culpepper, Vicki Grimes, CJ Hines, Nancy 6 One of a Kind: A Model for Undergraduate Research Kolpek, Amy Mohr, Jennifer Noehl, James Not only are undergrads conducting valuable research, they're being published O'Connor, Carole Shelley Yates in UNI's American Journal of Undergraduate Research - the only refereed Class Notes Editor: Kathy Calhoun journal of its kind in the nation.

Director of Alumni Relations: 8 Legacy of Purple Noreen Hermansen Four UNI alumni use their knowledge, talent and ability to help people live Northern Iowa Today, distributed to all better lives and, in some cases, survive. alumni, parents, faculty and staff, and other friends of UNI, is published two times a year 12 2+2 Makes Dreams Corne True in the summer and winter by the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations, Graduates of UNI's 2+2 degree programs say they're a "dream come true," 126 East Bartlett, University of Northern and Iowa gets more excellent teachers in the bargain. Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0392 and the Division of Development. The Office of University Marketing & Public Relations, 14 Art at the Top 319-273-2761, invites suggestions and Six UNI art students were selected to be among the elite 150 exhibitors at this contributions for articles. year's Des Moines Arts Festival. Send address changes and Class Notes submissions to Northern Iowa Today, Office of Alumni Relations, 204 Commons, University 16 What's Good for Business of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614- Laquita Blackson and James Mattingly bring issues of ethics and social 0284. Third class postage paid at Cedar responsibility to life in the minds of business majors. Rapids, Iowa. The University of Northern Iowa is a member of CASE, the Council fo r the Advancement and Support of Education. UNI is an equal opportunity educator and employer with a Departments comprehensive plan for affirmative action. 18 Athletics Recap 22 Alumni World Outstanding seasons and Alumni Association activities surprising turnarounds and Class Notes The Cover: Top: Tina Buhrman always wanted to be a teacher, and now she's 19 College & University 32 Perspective getting her chance thanks to a UNI 2+2 News from around campus Diversity Matters program. See story on page 12. Bottom: Nancy Aossey '82 , '84 at an International Medical Corps Clinic in Baidoa, The University of Northern Iowa offers a world-class university education, Somalia, at the height of the famine. See providing personalized experiences and creating a lifetime of opportunities. story on page 8. Visit the university at www.uni.edu

5WYl/nM, 2005 1 making the transition from student to qualified citizen

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imberly Abram is a Cedar Rapids Health Corps included trips across Iowa are at higher risk because they don't like Marshalltown to talk to children about A lot of social problems follow children are able to build something. They need a Knative and a 1995 graduate of to promote preventative models of health going to the doctor. They don't use the bullying, harassment and self-esteem. "We who are chronically sick and absent from support system. I think health has a lot Jefferson High School. On May 7, care among high-risk populations. facilities very often, either out of fear, try to educate people about environmental school," Kimberly said. to do with it, because if you have healthy she graduated from UNI with a degree in "We try to raise awareness of the distrust or just not knowing." health concerns, such as housing projects "Eventually, I would love to work in children and you have healthy women criminology and a certificate in global availability of things like free aid and Title On this particular trip, the Corps near landfills, kids with asthma caused a prison with at-risk people, especially who feel good about themselves, then health and health promotions. 19 services," she said. "We're finding out was headed out to a community clinic by poor air quality and disease caused by women with children, to help make their eventually they won't need to return to Her involvement with UNI's Global that minority populations and the elderly in Cedar Rapids. It would also stop in rodents or other infestations in housing. lives work outside the system so they crime."

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Kimberly's transition from student to commuted from Cedar Rapids while give up working. I've had a job since I was know what I was struggling for was kind back to Cedar Rapids and closed on her but going back out there and actually citizen included several years working and keeping her 35-hour a week job at Mid 14. At first I thought, 'oh my goodness, of pointless, I thought. Once we moved first house. She has applied to graduate being qualified actually puts me in a two years at Kirkwood Community College. America Housing Partnership, a non-profit I'm so broke!' And I was, but it was worth here they actually understood. They school at UNI. She is not so worried about bigger pool of qualified people," she said. "When I had my second child, it was my agency. "It was very hectic." it. became very mature and independent all that commute because the schedule would "Before, I didn't have much to fight about, motivation to go back to school. I didn't Last January, she moved to family "The greatest thing out of this of a sudden. They loved being on campus. require only two trips a week. because there weren't that many jobs I even tell anybody. I just decided I had to housing at UNI with sons Sire (6) and experience, besides just being here, was They would always say, 'Hey, Mom, we're in "I had more fear the last few months was qualified for. There are so many bigger do it." Aden (3) . "I've been a lot more grounded. that my children got to see exactly what college, too!" before graduation than I've had ever in my fish in the pool than me, but I've been In her first year at UNI, Kimberly It was a sacrifice for me because I had to I was doing. Until then, for them not to Following graduation Kimberly moved life. Usually I'm not that type of person, applying for jobs like crazy."

4 University of Northern Iowa%~ 5~ 2005 5 ears ago the kind of research "When I was offered the job at UNI, that some undergrads conducted I told the provost I wanted some start- Yinvolved seeing how many people up money to do this," said Chancey, could squeeze into a VW Beetle who came to UNI in 2001 from Purdue or how many hot dogs you could eat in 30 University. "That fall I attended several minutes. conferences and asked fellow researchers Today, undergraduate students are to join. I made the presentation three or conducting timely, complex and valuable four times and gathered a good group of research. For example, studying how people to be on the editorial board. It's an the brain functions, which could lead to interdisciplinary group." finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Or Nine UNI faculty members are among determining how certain sediments impact the 46 disciplinary editors covering 35 the environment. Or how molecules react subject areas, such as astrophysics, cell to heat, which can help determine how biology, biology, mathematics and physics. petroleum behaves in pipelines at different They hail from universities and businesses temperatures, "so we know how we can across the country, as well as South Africa use it," according to Cary Pint, senior and Nigeria. physics major. ince the first issue of AJUR in June Not only is research being conducted, Sof 2002, 64 undergraduate students it is being published-something new for (including 13 from UNI) have many undergraduate students. published 48 research papers. Pint's research about thermal Nine of the published undergrads have absorption of molecules appeared in the been from outside the United States. Three December 2004 issue of the American are from Nigeria, one from South Africa, Journal of Undergraduate Research, four from Austria and one from India. the only refereed journal in the nation "Many universities publish their own devoted to undergraduate research in the journals but AJUR has a wider intent. It pure and applied sciences. shows what American students are doing," Cliff Chancey, head of UNI's physics Chancey said. Cliff Chancey, head of UNI's physics department, founded AJUR in 2001 Ryan Collins published research in department, founded AJUR because he because he thought undergraduates the June 2004 issue about what happens thought undergraduates doing research doing research were missing half the at a microscopic level in our brains when were missing half the experience. experience. "Research involves both we think. A 2004 graduate with a B.S. in of the electrodynamics I learned in my conducting research and being able to physics, Collins is now attending graduate classes to use and taught me some new articulate it. If a bright undergraduate school at Creighton University in Omaha. methods for tackling some tricky problems. asks to do a research project and maybe "Doing the research and being None of my undergraduate classes involved make a presentation, that's typically published gave me a chance to put some biophysics, so most of what I learned about it-the research will never see the light of day. But if students are doing undergraduate research and publishing it, it's a good experience; they go through all uUndergraduate research projects that extend classroom the phases," Chancey said. learn;ng are a hallmark of a UNI educatfon. All The explicit purpose of AJUR is to scholarsh;p projects wffh publish original research by undergraduate undergraduates can undertake students in science, mathematics, faculty, e;ther as ;nd;v;duals or as part of a team of engineering, technology and related areas. students." 6 Unlvenlty of Northern Iowa 'iotuif!- Anaheim, Calif., my students build knowledge." where he competed Jason Ribando, department of not against mathematics, advised Potter with her undergraduates, but research and co-wrote the article, which Ph.D:s. was published in March. This summer, "She's one of the few students I've Pint is conducting had who's been interested in this long­ physics research term," Ribando said. "The idea is to give at Montana State students a broad education in mathematics University, through above and beyond what they're going a National Science to teach. I have no doubt she1l have Foundation grant. opportunities to expose her students to ''I've also been the Escher tessellations. This is how every nominated by the mathematician learns how to write a physics department paper-they learn from an adviser-it's a to apply for the most hard process to do for the first time, and prestigious award for the second and third time. It's a rare in undergraduate student who's motivated to do this at the physics a student can undergraduate level." achieve, the Apker hancey believes that AJUR puts he said. Award," CUNI out front as a leader in For recent undergraduate research, although Senior physics major Cary Pint's research about thermal absorbtion graduate Melissa the university has always been strong of molecules was published in December. Michael Roth, assodate Potter, her research professor of physics, provided guidance. in that area. "Undergraduate research wasn't directly projects that extend classroom learning from it stood apart from the rest of my related to what she1l are a hallmark of a UNI education. All curriculum," Collins said. be doing this fall, which is teaching at undergraduates can undertake scholarship More doors have opened for Pint Craig High School in Janesville, Wisconsin. projects with faculty, either as individuals because of his published research project. But the process itself has been invaluable. or as part of a team of students. More than "Due to my success in research, which She became interested in the 400 students are engaged in scholarly is reflective of the people I work with at tessellated artwork of M.C. Escher, a projects with UNI faculty each year." UNI, I was accepted into two competitive graphic artist known for his seemingly AJUR is produced entirely at UNI, and conferences," Pint said. "An undergraduate impossible structures. Her main goal was has a readership of about 600. The primary journal like AJUR allows students to to create tessellations of the hyperbolic audience is faculty. Several university and experience the process of research and plane (having negative curvature) using a college libraries also subscribe to it. publication without the harsh criticism compass and straightedge. "Publication in AJUR highlights offered in competitive international "The topic of my paper is not one in students' research to a wider audience. journals. The experience was priceless to which many people, even in the world of Several papers have prompted inquiries me." mathematics, have experience. I had to by companies interested in hiring the very carefully, He was one of five undergraduate explain what I was saying authors or marketing products connected students in the country to present at thoroughly and precisely, much as I will with their research," Chancey said. "More a symposium conference on atomic, have to do while explaining new concepts often, publication in AJUR emphasizes a who has a B.A. in molecular and optical physics. He to students," said Potter, student's ability to carry a project through also presented his work at the mathematics education. "This paper also to completion, a skill always in vogue with "largest international conference on gave me practice relating something new employers and scholarship committees." nanotechnology in the world," in to something familiar to clarify my points. This is a concept I1l use constantly to help 5wrvn,e11, 2005 7 n a troubled world it is reassuring to and used the funds to set up medical overwhelming, Aossey said she draws hope Iknow there are people dedicated to training facilities to help refugees in from the very people she's trying to help. making the world a better place and Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion. "Many of them have lost everything from a that their efforts are succeeding. "He had a vision of helping people natural disaster or had their family killed International Medical Corps, based help themselves when people weren't in genocide," she said. ''I've seen them in Santa Monica, Calif., is a non-profit doing that in the kind of environments carry on and try to have purpose in life. relief and development organization led we're talking about," Aossey said. "IMC They are really the inspiration, the hope by President and CEO Nancy Aossey (silent started with him, two staff, 10 volunteers of our world. If they can put things in A) '82, MBA '84. With a staff of 8,000 and and a budget of less than $1 million." perspective, so can I." a budget of $100 million, IMC is driven by Early on, Aossey spent her time in s IMC has grown, so have the the idea that the best way to help people dangerous, unstable places like Angola and Aadministrative demands on Aossey's in dire circumstances is by helping them Bosnia, working with people who were "on time. Funding is a challenge. It is harder help themselves. the edge of life." She learned first-hand to decide where to allocate resources. Two IMC's primary goal is to provide why restoring self-reliance· to decimated decades ago there were about five world medical training to underserved, hard to societies is an inside job. "hot spots." Today there are at least 40. reach populations. Its people were among "We work with local populations to Just under half of IMC's funding comes make them part of from government agencies, much of it Helping people help themselves the solution through the U.S. Agency for International because it's Development, or USAID. Corporations and their country, foundations are huge givers as well. their region, Aossey said America deserves more their culture," credit for its generosity, especially where Aossey said. individuals are concerned. " Americans "We have to mobilize when they know about understand something. The technological revolution very quickly has brought the issues to our doorsteps, how to and Americans have done nothing but approach respond with big hearts and generosity." them based Much of the credit for Aossey's desire on their local to help others goes to her parents, who sensitivities. still live in Cedar Rapids. Third generation In Lebanese immigrants, Aossey and her Afghanistan, three siblings were raised to appreciate for example, their favorable circumstances. "My parents we have love this country. Growing up we felt Nancy Aossey, shown at an International ------i about 1,500 lucky to be in America and proud to live in the first on the Medical Corps clinic in Pakistan, has people. Only helped shape IMC into one of the most Iowa," she said. "My parents made sure we scene when 10 are from outside effective help organizations in the world. got involved in the community." war, famine the country, so it's one Aossey said she's grateful for her and genocide Afghan person relating opportunities in life and that it is only struck Kosovo, Somalia and Rwanda. IMC's to another Afghan person over time. We natural to respond in kind. "To an response to the recent tsunami further build our infrastructure through the local extent, we are living off the goodwill bolstered its reputation as one of the most people so that we're not outsiders." and contributions of generations that effective and respected charities in the IMC does not wait for requests for came before us. We are in so many ways world. help, because troubled populations often benefiting from people who made great The success story began 19 years have no outside contacts. Nor does it wait sacrifices. We all have a part to play in ago when Aossey's job with AT&T sales for invitations from governments that may giving something back and improving the took her to California. She discovered IMC be either barely functional or responsible world, because the world will continue way as a volunteer, and was so attracted by for the problem. Security risks are often beyond us." its mission and its people that she soon an issue, such as in Bosnia where the For more information about IMC accepted the top job. Back then it was Milosevic militia targeted relief workers and the regions of the world in which it a tiny start-up, the dream of physician and journalists. operates, go to www.imcworldwide.org . Robert Simon, who sold his Malibu home When the difficulties become t's almost cliche that college is a Diocese of Sioux City as a parish priest. of his free time to develop computer Icritical time of self-discovery. But "The bishop will assign me to a church," systems for a few Vatican offices. then, cliches become so because they Vit said. "Then the real work begins of "The Church depends on donations to prove themselves time and again. The ministering to the people and meeting get by and funding is limited for upgrades, experience of Fr. William Vit reaffirms their sacramental needs." so the computer systems used to take care of various needs are always in need of the value of the liberal arts experience ven though Vit chose to pursue the attention," Vit said. in helping to prioritize one's interests in Epriesthood, he found value in his He has developed programs to help order to choose the right path. internship experience at John Deere. He with a wide range of functions including Late in his junior year, the was impressed by the company's way of budgeting, financial management and management information systems major recruiting and assisting students, as well payroll. With two to five projects going from Fort Dodge was positioned for a as its working environment, wages and at any given time, Vit said he can usually seamless transition from an internship advanced education opportunities. He devote an average of 15 to 20 hours per to a job with John Deere Waterloo liked the work and enjoyed his Operations. He had also become very co-workers. ------active at St. Stephen Catholic Student "Keeping the assembly Center. Vit attended Mass with other line going is definitely good, students, became a member of the Center's but I had a desire to work Discipleship Council and grew deeper in with souls and help them his faith. stay 'on the right track; so "I decided in late 1998 that, while I to speak," Vit said. "I was enjoyed the MIS program, I would prefer to enticed to work toward a spend my life as a priest for the Catholic greater and more lasting good Church," Vit said. fter graduation from UNI in 1999, AVit was directed by his bishop to Working toward a attend Conception Seminary College, greater good a Benedictine monastery, to take foundational courses in philosophy. Upon finishing he was sent to study theology Matters of the priesthood come in Rome. Vit is currently at the Pontifical first, but Fr. William Vit also volunteers his MIS know-how North American College, which is at the to help keep office computers Vatican, and he takes classes at the Jesuit running at the Vatican. University in the center of Rome. Vit belongs to the not-so-uncommon week to computer solutions, category of people who choose to depending on his volume of pursue Roman Catholic priesthood after academic responsibilities. having begun a career in another field. "We take advantage For such individuals, two additional by joining people on their path of faith. of the latest technology, such as barcode years are usually needed to complete ffitimately, this desire was a calling from systems to manage inventory items and a bachelor's degree in philosophy prior God to go beyond what I expected from Web-based interfaces to manage data to the minimally required four years life and accept the challenge to feed his that is integral to day-to-day business," of theological studies necessary for sheep." Vit said. "The business degree at UNI was ordination. Vit said most people go on to it has not entirely abandoned the a perfect foundation for the technical receive a Master's of Divinity degree. He Vworldly issues of computers and side of things, but also proved to be very is working on an advanced degree with information systems. He has found a way important for the financial management of an emphasis on Early Church Fathers, or to integrate his interests much as he did these computer applications. Patristics. in his time at UNI, when he developed a "For example, the finances here are The goal Vit set for himself seven database that helped St. Stephen keep in two currencies, dollars and Euros, so all years ago is now a reality-he was track of members' contact information and the software needs to be custom designed ordained July 2. After he finishes his activity registrations. While he stressed for multiple currency accounting. This advanced degree in spring 2006, he will that his studies and the priesthood take work is all in addition to priesthood, but is return to northwest Iowa to serve the absolute priority, Vit is volunteering some nonetheless very enjoyable." om in Salinas, California and Panther pride and making a difference internship in May, Spedaliere went home Braised in nearby Spreckels, Jonna for students," she said. "I am definitely to La Quinta, Calif., where her parents now Spedaliere thought California had a more flexible person, able to work with live, to catch up with family. everything she could ever want. Then she different types of people under almost any "Some of my friends and family are circumstance. As an educator, I have to be baffled as to why I go off on these short­ "I lived in the same house, same prepared to make limited resources last term adventures but I enjoy the challenge town, same state my whole life and and create a comfortable atmosphere for of starting in a new place, figuring out never wanted to go anywhere else," she my students. These different organizations the train schedule, learning a little of the said. "Then my dad got a job in Creston, have helped me do that more easily." local language and especially meeting new people." Iowa. 'Where on the map is that?' was my er skills came in handy while serving She also plans a trip to Cedar Falls to teenage thought." Han internship for Camp Adventure™ After graduating from Creston High in Ansbach, Germany, where she spent visit her alma mater and friends. UNI, although ''I've been away from Cedar Falls for School, Spedaliere attended 18 weeks at the Katterbach Child almost a year and I truly miss walking she didn't plan to stay long. Development Center. around campus and seeing familiar sites "When I think back about my first "The training I received as an RA like the Campanile," she said. "UNI is full day at UNI I remember not wanting to be helped me in everything I have done since, of people who make you feel like you have there and wanting to be at a California and I think I will always have RA instincts a home away from home and definitely somewhere make you want to come back." Taking her UNI experience worldwide inside me. In August, Spedaliere will again pack Educator Jonna Spedaliere her bags and head for Honduras to thrives on international begin "my first real job!" She will teach travel, cultural adventure. 8th-grade algebra at Escuela Internacional Sampredrana (EIS), a bilingual school in living Working and San Pedro Sula. closely with five Teaching at EIS will be a homecoming other female Camp of sorts for her-part of her student Adventure TM interns teaching assignment at UNI was teaching I've had to deal with 7th- and 8th-grade math at EIS. several roommate "I loved it, that's why I'm going conflicts. The camp back," she said. "The people at these director recognized schools and in these communities were so these skills and asked wonderful and really make you want to me to be the on-site return." liaison for Katterbach," Before embarking on a new adventure she explained. Spedaliere reads as much as she can about university. I was sure I'd transfer by the The Katterbach her destination, talks to people who have Support end of my first year but I was hooked after base is in the 235th Base been there and, perhaps most importantly, that first semester. Once I started meeting Battalion and the 98th Area Support keeps an open mind. Europe. people and getting involved I couldn't Group for the U.S. Armed Forces 'Tm always careful not to let anyone for military stop," said Spedaliere, a 2004 graduate Spedaliere provided support poison the well by taking pieces of advice returned with a B.A. in elementary/middle level and civilian personnel as troops with a grain of salt. Sometimes I'll recall education. "Each year I took on a new and went through the reintegration what I heard about a place and laugh toddlers challenge and enjoyed UNI more." process. She worked with infants, about how different our perspectives and At UNI Spedaliere was an RA, director and preschool-age children. experiences were," she said. living of Resident Hall Relations for IDSG, SAVE "This was my first experience In addition to Germany and Honduras, with Frontline public relations committee chair, on a base and working closely Spedaliere has traveled to Taiwan, " she said. Student Alumni Ambassador, member military and civilian personnel, Spain and France. "Why I travel is to for me during of Kappa Delta Pi and member of Camp "It also created a new face be immersed in cultures other than my the children I Adventure™. this time of war. That face is own." "All of these organizations allowed me worked with and spouses I talked to." to work with different groups, spreading Having finished her Camp Adventure™ magine working under the guidance Iof a well-respected scientist in Catherine Herman's reputation critically important cancer research. as an excellent student earned Also imagine you're at a prestigious her a chance to help another university, in a pharmacology department UNI alum perform important that has been ranked fourth in the nation immunology research. by the National Research Council. Catherine Herman does that every and equipment and day. performing experiments. The 2003 graduate is a research Her research led to co­ technician in Duke University's authoring an article for Department of Pharmacology and Cancer recent publication in Biology. Her boss, Dr. Jeffrey Rathmell, is the European Journal also a UNI alumnus. He graduated from of Immunology, a UNI in 1991 with a B.S . in biology and is prestigious immunology now assistant professor of Pharmacology research journal. and Cancer Biology, and Immunology "The lab I work in at Duke University's Sarah W. Stedman focuses on how cell­ Nutrition and Metabolism Center. extrinsic signals affect Adapting to world-class research "It's been wonderful working with lymphocytes, cells of the immune system. Of another alum. I am very fortunate to be Almost immediately after graduation, particular interest is how those signals working with a scientist as well trained Herman moved to North Carolina. affect cellular metabolism and homeostasis as Dr. Rathmell. He received his Ph.D in "It really sunk in that I was no and how changes in signals can lead to immunology from Stanford University, longer in college," she said. "I didn't diseases such as cancer, autoimmunity and completed his post-doctoral training in a know anyone in North Carolina. Part immunodeficiency," she explained. top research lab and published excellent of the reason I decided to pursue the UNI provided her with a strong research papers along the way, " said opportunity at Duke is I wanted to take science background, which included Herman, who has a bachelor's degree in on the challenge of living somewhere new, serving as Wiens' lab assistant. biology. "He has been a great role model. I especially since I had never lived anywhere "She was a strong student because hope to be as successful as him one day." other than Iowa." She heard about the Duke job from she had good study skills, worked hard er interest in science came one of her UNI biology professors, Darrell and had a healthy curiosity," Wiens said. Hfrom growing up on a farm and Wiens. Rathmell, also a student of Wiens, "We had many discussions about biological participating in science fairs in elementary had contacted him about needing a form and other subjects outside of class. school. "As a kid I spent a lot of my time research technician to start his lab at She was a great help to me as a lab outdoors exploring and observing nature; Duke. assistant in developmental biology because my large backyard was very good for this. "Jeff was looking for someone she knew the material well and interacted I also have fond memories of helping with dependable, hard working and intelligent positively with students." our garden and watching certain plants to work in his lab, so he thought to ther UNI faculty members also return to bloom every year." ask his contacts at UNI ," Wiens said. Oinfluenced Herman's career path. Graduate school is in Herman's "He studies cell signaling pathways in "Kenneth Nuss acted as the Tri- plans, but during her last semester at lymphocytes, especially those that lead Beta Biological Honor Society adviser UNI , the opportunity came to work with to 'cell suicide: I knew this wasn't exactly and taught Comparative Anatomy Rathmell. Unsure of where she wanted Cathy's choice of specialty in biology or of Vertebrates. After completing his to go with her degree, she opted for the career path, but I also knew that she was course, I became a teaching assistant research experience before continuing her a quick learner, adaptable and adventurous for Comparative Lab. He always showed education. But she will always remember enough to move to a world-class research great interest in his students and let us where she first got her start. center in North Carolina." know of our potential," Herman said. "His "The close interaction I had with wife, Sherry Nuss, serves as the biology erman's duties at Duke are varied: many of my professors of both science and H academic adviser. She is very caring she is the lab manager, which non-science disciplines was something I and has a great ability to guide biology includes maintaining a mouse colony, benefited from at UNI." training lab personnel on lab procedures students throughout their time at UNI." by Carole Shelley Yates

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"But first I knew I needed an undergraduate degree," management and general business concepts for students at Diane Royer began working on her undergraduate degree to prepare Royer explained. 'Tm married to a farmer and the DMACC/ DMACC/Carroll. The first cohort of students in that program Although Tina Buhrman had always wanted to be a teacher, her first for la w school, but became hooked on elementary education through Carroll campus is geographically close, so I started there. I graduated in May 2004. Another project milestone occurred in B.A. in human and soda/ services administration took her away from the many classroom field experiences the UNI/DMACC/Carroll 2+2 thought an elementary education degree would be good since 2004 with a rare joint appointment between an Iowa Regents the classroon. She has come back to the classroom through the 2+2 partnership offered. I wanted to work with kids and families." institution and a community college. Steve Schulz was hired Instructional Strategist/Elementary Education program at Western Royer continued, "Education grabbed me and I said to coordinate all UNI 2+2 partnership activities with Des Iowa Tech Community College. 'maybe I should spend my time here:" She found her calling­ Moines Area Community College campuses. In addition, the hey're no.t being dramatic or exaggerating when working with kids in elementary education-through the 2+2 presence on the UNI campus grew when Charles Johnson, graduates of University of Northern Iowa 2+2 degree many classroom field experiences the UNI program provided. coordinator of the technology management program, began Iowa Community College and Northeast Iowa Community Tprograms say it is a 'dream come true: People who "Dr. Richard Hawkes (who was the initial 2+2 program working with all of UNI's community college initiatives under College. Tina Buhrman from Sioux City signed up on the spot cannot attend an Iowa Regents' institution because coordinator) and Dr. Pat Holthaus (an on-site UNI faculty the Office of the UNI Provost. when she saw a brochure about the ISEE program at a Western they are unable to relocate for family or other reasons are member) were wonderful teachers and mentors. They instilled Iowa Tech college fair. he newest 2+2 teaching degree program in elementary enrolling in several degree programs offered through 2+2. in me the belief that the more you learn, the better teacher "It was just a lucky thing that happened," said Buhrman, emphasis began Arithmetically speaking, it means two years at a you are." Teducation with a special education an instructional assistant with Sioux City Community School and other 2+2 programs community college plus two years in a UNI program equals Like many 2+2 students, Royer was a nontraditional this summer. Support for this District, Office of Indian Education. "I always wanted to be a came from a U.S. Department of Education grant (Fund for the the chance to earn a B.A. degree. UNI faculty members teach full-time student with a part-time job and four children at teacher, but when I finished my first B.A. in human and social Improvement of Education) and from Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), all classes, either live at the community college or through home. "The beauty of 2+2 is that it allows all of those things services administration it took me away from the classroom. member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Web -based instruction and videoconferencing over the Iowa to happen," she said. "The UNI courses are tailored so that ranking I wanted to be a teacher the first time, so now I feel like I'm Graduates of Communications Network. students can fit employment around them." and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. getting back on track." Education (ISEE) The program partnership started in 1994 when community Kueter said the DMACC-Carroll program has expanded the 2+2 Instructional Strategist/Elementary Buhrman is one of 35 students in the first cohort for degree will receive regular Iowa classroom licensure leaders from Carroll, Iowa, asked UNI College of Education over the years and now offers three education degree teaching this new degree program. For her, the ISEE program is an and earn the Instructional Strategist I endorsement in special faculty to offer an elementary education program at the choices (elementary education, early childhood education opportunity to get a degree through an accredited, affordable the curriculum is the Carroll Campus of Des Moines Area Community College and technology education), and one non-education choice education. Like all UNI 2+2 programs, university. "I've received good communication from UNI," she , but is arranged to meet 2+2 (DMACC) . Spurring the request was a growing need for (technology management with a general business concepts same as the program on campus said. "I felt I've been listened to as an individual." Buhrman elementary education teachers in rural Iowa. Roger Kueter, 2+2 minor). students' schedule needs. said the ISEE degree will fit nicely with her human/social live by UNI faculty project director, said, "The UNI/DMACC/Carroll 2+2 partnership Royer taught 6th grade at Holy Trinity in Templeton for The ISEE program is also delivered services degree and she looks forward to being in a classroom. at the community colleges as well as via ICN and became the working model for matching a community's four years until the school was absorbed into the Kuemper teaching UNI's 2+2 project continues to grow rapidly, Kueter community colleges educational need with UNI's programs and ability to deliver Catholic School System in Carroll. She is now head of the math Web -based instruction. Participating said. While the ISEE program gets off the ground under the Community College, Eastern courses at community colleges." department at St. Lawrence Middle School and working on a include DMACC, Western Iowa Tech direction of faculty members Rick Traw, Curriculum and Thanks to community support, 88 elementary teachers middle school endorsement. Instruction, and Frank Kohler, Special Education, Kueter have graduated from the UNI/DMACC/ Carroll program. Ninety UNI's 2+2 project began growing in earnest in 2003, Today, UNI programs are serv;ng an continues to listen to other community colleges about rural percent of them teach within a 50-mile radius of Carroll. The when it received the first of several U.S. Department of Iowans' education needs. He is working with UNI faculty and 2+2 program is now self-supporting from student tuition and Education grants to plan more 2+2 opportunities for other ;ncreas;ng number of rural Iowans other community colleges to explore program possibilities in community college participation. Iowa community colleges. Today, UNI programs are serving criminology, gerontology, biology, math education and health Diane Royer (B.A. '99) enrolled in the 2+2 elementary an increasing number of rural Iowans who are place-bound or who are place-bound or ;nterested promotion. education program in 1996 after working in a law firm for 20 interested in changing careers. years. Her original intent was to go to law school. Funding helped begin a program in technology ;n chang;ng careers.

12 University of Northern Iowa%~ 5t

usiness majors need to know what "Research confirms that a Encouraging more participation in Bissues are being taken seriously business needs the support of multiple the boardroom runs counter to 'command in today's boardrooms. Taking a stakeholders, including customers, and control' concepts of leadership, and prominent place on many agendas these employees, labor unions, regulators and Mattingly said the challenge is to build days are issues of ethical and social public interest groups," Mattingly said. a business structure that invites input conduct. The research of professors Getting as many stakeholders as from all employees-not just those in Laquita Blackson and James Mattingly are possible on the same page can produce conventional decision-making roles. raising the profile of social and ethical mutually beneficial, if not surprising, "It's important that managers avoid the considerations in the business curriculum outcomes. For example, one might expect mindset that they have a monopoly at UNI. It is an outgrowth of a movement that cooperation with labor unions always on good ideas," he said. That puts started three years ago when one of the leads to lower profitability._Mattingly's responsibility on employees, who must foremost authorities on the subject, Donna research showed that in highly politicized demand to participate, and on managers, Wood, came to UNI as the David W. Wilson environments the reverse was true. In who must demand participation from Chair in Business Ethics. industries such as tobacco, oil and lumber, workers. Mattingly and Blackson meet cooperation with external groups has "Education is the key," Mattingly said. regularly with faculty mentors Wood and other far-reaching implications. "We educate citizens for democracy in management professor Steve Wartick to "Clashes between public interest our society. It's no different in a business refine their ideas about how business can groups and corporations tell us something school; we have to teach people to work within the constrai!lts of capitalism very important about how committed participate in a democratic economy." to be more socially responsible. a society is to democracy," Mattingly Mattingly's capstone course in "These young colleagues are said. "That's why we study business, Strategic Management integrates all pursuing some of the most fascinating government and society-because we of what students are learning in the and important questions in business think the three are interrelated in ways College of Business Administration. scholarship today," Wood said. "Even that can't be pulled apart if we want a Business majors are required to take the better, they are bringing their broad vision of business responsibilities into the classroom." "That's why we study business, government and society­ Mattingly, an assistant professor of because we think the three are interrelated in ways that management, began his Ph.D. in strategic can't be pulled apart if we want a more participative society, management and political sociology in 1999, a time when improprieties in economically and socially." the business world challenged society's equilibrium. His research, which focused more participative society, economically course. Mattingly's appreciation of UNI's on how relationships between firms and socially." business curriculum is a big reason why and their stakeholders affect business Mattingly said that many firms on he left private industry to return to the performance, showed that what's good for the brink of bankruptcy are inert cultures classroom. "This is very important work. business and what's good for society are that look only inside for answers, when Students must be educated to be citizens often the same thing. external forces actually decide how well first and proponents of capitalism second." "Democracy and capitalism do not an organization will perform. And while Mattingly said a broad cultural have to be at odds," Mattingly said. "There skeptics might contend that involving movement will be needed for real change are some inherent contradictions, but they 'outsiders' in business decisions hinders to occur, and he encourages his students can be worked out." progress, that position discounts the to stay well informed so they can debate According to Mattingly, open importance of long-term stakeholder the issues. For many people, issues like communication and shared decision­ confidence. economic sustainability will become more making with stakeholders-other than "Stakeholders of a firm, as in society, important as they start thinking about stockholders-can go a long way toward need to know first and foremost that their own kids. He said it has become true solving problems. In the 'stakeholder the entity is going to survive," he said. for him as a parent. approach' to strategic management, "So if we generalize a little bit, better "I ask myself what kind of America there is more to the bottom line than representation may not impede business I want my children to live in. What distribution of profits and dividends. growth, it might actually improve it." economic reality do I want to leave to

16 University of Northern Iowa%~ Left to right, James Mattingly, Donna Wood, Steve Wartick and Laquita Blackson are the heart of the business ethics consortium at UNI.

approach to work with the businesses operate efficiently, if their community to help address employees live healthy lives and maintain the root problems," Blackson family relationships, and if they can serve said. "From an ethical and as mentors to local people who may not social justice standpoint, it have other positive role models. was an effective model for how "If they can provide a vehicle through business can help rectify some which their employees can do the things of the social ills that we face." that they as entrepreneurs and owners do, Blackson said it is similar then they feel successful," Blackson said. to the collaboration on "They seem to have a passion to uplift the Highway 63 in Waterloo, where community economically and socially." the city, local residents and Blackson said she hopes the current Hy-Vee are working to make study will further illuminate the path by business development benefit which businesses can operate successfully that part of the city. while helping to solve community This year, Blackson problems through various collaborations. has shifted her research "Businesses need to make money. They're them? I'm telling my kids to demand more priority to the study of not purely altruistic; realistically, they of their teachers-make them tell you African-American women entrepreneurs. can't be," she said. "But they can balance 'why: Don't let them off the hook." Funded by a grant from the Kaufmann economic and social perspectives. Speaking like an advocate for a Foundation, she is combining her expertise Businesses that create an environment democratic economy, Mattingly wants in ethics and social justice with other in which that balance exists are more nothing less from his own students. researchers who specialize in gender successful." "Thank goodness some of them argue with diversity, organizational management, Students in Blockson's capstone me," he said. "I encourage it. I tell them entrepreneurship and urban development. course get to try their hand at reconciling I'd rather they be a pain than a pushover." Blackson and her cohorts are in the complex, interrelated problems, such as process of visiting the nation's top 25 whether a company should fix a costly aquita Blackson, an assistant Lprofessor of management policy and "Businesses need to make money. They're not purely ethics, teaches capstone Business Policy And Strategy to undergraduates. altruistic; but they can balance economic and social Her doctoral studies in multi-sector perspectives. Businesses that create an environment in which collaboration focused on how businesses, that balance exists are more successful." non-profit agencies, community residents and government can work together to metropolitan markets for black business problem, what to do if the fix leads to address social issues like urban decay, growth. While it is early in the two-year layoffs or a shutdown by regulators, or poverty, housing, unemployment and study, she said there is evidence that whether to risk damage to a company's quality of schools. interviewees see success in ways that are reputation or a hit on share value if the Blackson recalled a case in Cleveland, not solely economic. problem is not addressed. Ohio, where inner city residents in need "We are learning that African­ "Students aren't forced to choose to of groceries had a difficult choice. They American women entrepreneurs conduct fix a particular problem," Blackson said. could take public transportation miles out their businesses in a manner that is "Rather, they learn that there are tools of their neighborhoods, or they could shop slightly different from what is considered to help figure out what might be done nearby at under-stocked stores carrying the norm in entrepreneurship." Blackson in particular situations, and that for poor quality food. Local residents, human said. "We are trying to discover why these every decision made there are going to be service agencies and government officials differences exist, how they are manifested consequences. recognized the dilemma as a symptom of and what the ultimate outcome may be "They get to think about how they more ingrained social problems, and agreed beyond the individual entrepreneur's might manage trade-offs so that in the that a full-scale grocery store could serve success." end we can get both a return on our as a catalyst to improve employment, According to Blackson, African­ investment and maintain our corporate social unification and health concerns. American women entrepreneurs appear reputation." "The grocery chain that decided to to view themselves as successful if their -Denton Ketels build in the inner city took a proactive 5WYll'rl&I, 2005 17 Back-to-back our goal is to win the Valley; second is no longer good enough." The men's basketball team was an 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and for the Fast Tracks first time in school history it "danced" The men's track and field team in back-to-back seasons. UNI finished doubled up on MVC championships this the regular season tied for third in the year. At the indoor meet in Carbondale, Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and Ill., UNI crowned eight champions en route posted non-conference wins against Iowa to its sixth consecutive MVC indoor title. State, Valparaiso, Northwestern State and Senior Dirk Homewood was the high point Western Michigan. The Panthers finished scorer and MVP. with a 21-10 record, 11-7 in the MVC. UNI hosted the MVC outdoor meet at Senior Chris Foster and junior Ben the Mark Messersmith Outdoor Complex Jacobson became the first set of UNI May 13-15. The Panthers won by 68 points, teammates to each score 1,000 points marking four MVC outdoor titles under MVC Coach of the Year Tony D since Cam Johnson and Randy Blocker head coach Chris Bucknam. Junior Cody in 1993-94. The Panthers had 226 three­ in the MVC at 13-5. At 20-11 overall, it Eichmeier had his appendix removed a pointers this season, most in school was the first time since joining Div. I in week before the meet and still broke history, led by Jacobson and Erik Crawford '82-83 that the Panthers reached 20 wins. records in the long jump and the 4x100- with 71 and 57. Sophomore Grant Stout UNI had the best scoring defense in meter relay. Homewood was Outstanding had 75 blocked shots, a UNI single-season the history of the program, allowing just Male Track Athlete. Eichmeier earned record. Center Eric Coleman became the 57.2 points per game. The Panthers were Outstanding Male Field Athlete and first Panther to earn MVC Freshman of the sixth nationally in team blocked shots and Bucknam was Men's Coach of the Year. Year. Jacobson was first-team all-MVC. set the school record with 200. On The Diamond Cook became the first Panther to get National Limelight The UNI baseball team was 26-28 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. She The UNI wrestlers claimed a 20th overall, 9-15 in the Valley. For the second has the most career rebounds with 1,049. consecutive West Regional title and two straight year the Panthers were a game Cassie Hager broke the MVC record for all-Americans. Senior Sean Stender took away from making the MVC tournament. most blocks in a season (135) and broke second at the Division I NCAA tourney in They won four of their last five series, UNI records with most blocks in a game (8) St. Louis. The 197-pounder is a three-time sweeping Bradley in the final home stand. and in a career (209). Due to head coach all-American and the first Panther since UNI also beat #22 Texas Tech in Lubbock Tony DiCecco's persistence and leadership, Justin Greenlee in 1995. Senior Eric Hauan and posted a 4-3 record in Bradenton, Fla. he was named the 2004-05 MVC Rawlings was sixth at 174-pounds. The Panthers beat Iowa 9-7 in the Coach of the Year. UNI sent six other wrestlers to the Corridor Classic in Cedar Rapids, and put "This season has to be one of the NCAA tournament: junior Chris Helgeson together a string of wins that included most enjoyable times that I have ever had (125), freshman C. J. Ettelson (141), three straight MVC series and two over in my 34 years of coaching," DiCecco said. senior Jeff Harrison (149), junior Chris regular season champ Creighton. Bitetto (157), sophomore Nick Baima Makin!1 A Racket The Panther softball team finished 22- (165) and freshman Alex Dolly (184). The Two years after going 3-11, the 25 overall, 10-17 for 7th in the MVC. UNI Panthers were 15th overall after posting women's tennis team finished 19-4 overall beat instate rivals Iowa State and Drake an 8-7 dual record. UNI ranked 17th in and 8-4 in the MVC. It ended the regular and took series from Southwest Missouri the nation in team GPA (3.017) and is season at 17-3, 6-3 in the Valley. Fourth State, Bradley and Indiana State. Tracy the only Iowa university to make the seed at the conference tournament, UNI Davis, Erin Strellner and Rachael Rogers National Wrestling Coaches Association beat Wichita State in the first round and were second team all-conference. Strellner All-Academic Division I Top 30. took revenge on Drake in the semifinals. was named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine D-fense The Panthers lost to two-time defending Academic All-America District 7 Team. The women's basketball team had its champion Illinois State in their first trip For complete coverage and all the latest best season ever. Led by seniors Alex Cook ever to the Valley championship match. facts and figures visit www.unipanthers.com. and Emily Berry, the Panthers were second Head coach Sachin Kirtane said, "Now

18 University of Northern Iowa%~ <:· College & University ' .. Violins in Space he National Aeronautics and Space TAdministration (NASA) has studied insects, flowers, foam, gravel, popcorn, light bulbs and paint dye to determine how they respond in a zero-gravity environment. This summer may be the first time a violin will be studied under such conditions. Four University of Northern Iowa students are going to Houston to participate in NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program at the Johnson Space Center. NASA selected seniors Timothy "Violins are as unique as people's of these tests in a lab, but by studying Schramm of Dyersville, Benjamin Baird of voices; each violin has its own sound," it under a zero gravity environment it Denver and Jaime Pearsall of Davenport, Hanson said. "For 300 years, through years provides us with a baseline to evaluate our and junior Katherine McKenna of of training and effort, violin makers would laboratory measurements." Vinton for the program, which gives carve the wood and tap it to hear the The four students will test their undergraduate student teams the tones, to see if it sounded right." experiment on NASA's "Weightless Wonder" opportunity to research, design, fabricate, Hanson, who has done significant aircraft, formerly known as the "Vomit fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity research on frequency analysis for Cornet." The team will issue a final report experiment. chemical measurements, developed a to NASA, including scientific findings, an Earlier this year, the team, under the method to quantitatively observe how analysis of the experiment's effectiveness guidance of Curtiss Hanson, UNI professor tone, frequencies and harmonies are and conclusions drawn from the findings. of chemistry, submitted its research created. "Our goal is to provide both the proposal, 'Vibrational Studies of Violin "This allows us to study the wood, scientists in the lab and the luthiers who Plates; to NASA. The students will test the determine how to treat and chemically manufacture these instruments with new acoustic properties of chemically modified alter the wood to make it more responsive, tools to improve their work," Hanson said. tone wood during reduced-gravity flights. and gives us a tool to quantitatively study This is the third year students from this," Hanson said. "We can perform many UNI have participated in this program. Family eekend 2005 October 28-30,2005 Visit uni.edu/familyweekend or call 319-216-DOME (3663)

5W11h'lelv 2005 19 College & University --~".'~

1 Lubker named interim provost Lifelong I · J , • • _J h Jus:t for the fun of it J ames Lubker, dean of UNI's College of otolaryngology and Humanities & Fine Arts (CHFA) , has maxillofacial surgery at will offer a series of been named interim UNI provost and vice University Hospitals in UNi non-credit educational president for academic affairs. He replaces Iowa City before working opportunities this fall through a new Aaron Podolefsky, who accepted the at the Dental Research program called "Lifelong University." The position of president of Central Missouri Center at the University program will primarily focus on retired State University. of North Carolina, and the Institute of residents, but all adults will have the A search committee for a permanent Linguistics, University of Stockholm. opportunity to take classes. Retired and replacement will be formed in the fall. Lubker was also chair of the current UNI faculty and staff will teach Lubker, a professor of communicative University of Vermont's Department of the courses. disorders, has been CHFA dean since Communication Science and Disorders, a "UNI has many experts on 1995. The Estherville native did his professor of neurology in the UV College of technology, Iowa history, foreign affairs, undergraduate work at Mankato State Medicine and associate dean of its College religion, travel and much more," said University and completed his M.A. and of Arts and Sciences. Stacey Christensen, community relations Ph.D . degrees in speech science and Reinhold Bubser, professor of German manager. "We're excited to further phonetics at the University of Iowa. and associate dean of CHFA, will serve as support our commitment to offer citizens He was assistant professor of interim CHFA dean. a lifetime of opportunities." Courses and class formats will include four-week half-day workshops, Friedman next Corning lecturer and lunch 'n' learn programs. The 2005 University and a master of Thomas Friedman, foreign JOY COLE CORNING fall course offerings include Iowa Tai/grass affairs columnist for r-;( ·rt~· · / / .P_ ,, philosophy in Modern Middle ~l ut ltzcfli.et/ cf-'...0-t/er:Jhl./ty/. Prairie, Sept. 14; 1-4 p.m. ( one session the New York Times, will be - L S East studies from Oxford. ECTURE ERIES only); 'We're Going to the Opera?' Sept. ~ The Joy Cole Corning guest speaker for the Joy 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6; 3-4:30 p.m.; The Leadership Cole Corning Distinguished Distinguished Middle East, Oct. 12, 19, 26 , Nov. 2; 10- Series in Lecture Series brings to campus Leadership Lecture 11:30 a.m.; The Iowa Experience, Nov. 1, September. renowned leaders in the arts, 8, 15; 10-11 :30 a.m.; From Novel to Film : , government His lecture, "The World business, education The Art of Adaptation, Nov. 10; 9-10:30 of the and the judiciary. Friedman's is Flat: A Brief History a.m. (one session only) on his appearance is co-sponsored by 21st Century," is based To know more, contact Stacey the same the UNI Speakers Committee. For bestselling book of Christensen at 319-273-6728 or stacey. name. He will speak at 7:30 p.m., more information, call (800) 782- [email protected]. September 14 in the Great Hall of 9522 or (319) 273 -6078. the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Friedman joined the Times in 1981. Hanish assistant VP for event management He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 and an Hanish, director of Maucker Union, has become UNI's assistant 1988 for International Reporting, and in J vice president for event management. 2002 for Distinguished Commentary on "Our goal is to make better use of facilities and services to make foreign affairs. His book From Beirut to UNI more of a destination," said Tom Schellhardt, vice president for Jerusalem won the 1989 National Book administration and finance. "Jan will guide everything from how we use Award for non-fiction. His recent book, facilities and book events to how we support large-scale conferences." Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in Hanish served as director of Maucker Union since 1997, and the Age of Terrorism , is a collection of has been at UNI since 1977. She holds a Ph.D . in higher education his post 9/ 11 columns from the New administration from the University of Iowa. She received master's and bachelor's degrees York Times . Friedman received his B.A. from UNI. in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis Guy Sims, associate director of Maucker Union, has been named interim director.

20 University of Northern Iowa%~ ;r College & University Student Health Center grand opening on Family Weekend are invited to get concerns," said Kathy Green, director of their annual flu shots University Health Services, immediately after the Developed with input from the opening cermony. Tours Student Health Advisory Committee, for parents and students the facility brings the health clinic, an will continue Saturday, expanded pharmacy, the counseling October 29, from 11 a.m. center and disability services together to 2 p.m. A meningitis under one roof for better service to the 's renovated Student Health clinic for students and campus. Located on 23rd Street, north of UNI Center will host a grand parents is scheduled for Saturday as well. Schindler Education Center, the SHC will opening Friday, October 28, from 3-5 "It's important for parents to know open at the start of fall semester. For more p.m. Center staff will conduct tours of that we have health care professionals information, call Green at (319) 273 -6921. the facility, and all UNI staff and faculty who are specially trained in college health Hermansen named UNI Award renamed for Kothari Foundation vice president he Meritorious Service Award, awarded annually to a UNI TAthletics Hall of Fame inductee, has been oreen Hermansen, UNI director of alumni renamed the Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorious Nrelations, has been named vice president of Service Award in honor of Dr. Kothari, who died the University of Northern Iowa Foundation. She in 2003 . will focus on generating endowment support, The award honors extraordinary service and particularly for intercollegiate athletics. dedication in support of UNI Athletics, which Dr. Hermansen has been the director of Kothari exemplified as the Panthers' orthopedic alumni relations since 1988. Prior to that she surgeon from 1981 until his death. was the associate director of high school and Sandra Williamson, former assistant athletics director, will campus relations in the UNI Office of Admissions. A native of receive the 2005 Dr. Jitu D. Kothari Meritorious Service Award at Emmetsburg, she holds a master's degree in college student Hall of Fame festivities during Homecoming Oct. 14-16. She will personnel from UNI, and a bachelor of science degree from the be inducted into the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame with athletes Oklahoma College for Women . Brent Geringer, track; Pat Mitchell, football; Shantel Twiggs, A search for her replacement in alumni relations is track; Mike Woodley, football; and Kaye Don Young, wrestling. underway. Price Lab one of five new First Amendment Schools he University of Northern Iowa's integrate First Amendment rights and civic partnerships and TMalcolm Price Laboratory School is one responsibilities into the daily lives of their innovation," said Jeffrey of five schools in the nation selected to schools. Cornett, dean of the UNI become a First Amendment Project School. Other schools joining the program are College of Education. It will receive a $10,000 stipend from Bronx Preparatory School, Bronx, N.Y.; "The school serves as an the First Amendment Schools initiative, Red Mesa High School, Teec Nos Pos, Ariz.; integral component of a reform effort of the Association for Goodyear Middle School, Akron, Ohio; and UNI's teacher education Supervision and Curriculum Development Northport Pathway, Northport, N.Y. program. Its faculty and the First Amendment Center. "Malcolm Price Laboratory School and staff engage in scholarly work and Price Lab School joins the project's provides comprehensive early childhood service to advance teaching practices and national network of nearly 90 project through post-secondary educational provide resources for teachers in Iowa and and affiliate schools that are working to programs advancing learning, scholarship, beyond."

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t brings me great pleasure to tell you that dream is met. Being asked by the in July and am Ithat the Office of Alumni Relations university to be a partner in the McLeod looking forward to and Alumni Association soon will Center is another indication that we are the challenges it occupy new office space. The university maturing as an Association and are making will provide. I will has dedicated the house across from a difference in the lives of our alumni and continue to be very University Book & Supply (on 23rd Street) students. I hope you are as proud of these involved with the to our offices. Over the years, different accomplishments as are the Association Alumni Association, as we collaborate university offices have occupied this staff and I. to meet the goals of this wonderful space. Many of you will remember this In addition to all of these exciting university. I look forward to those new building as the Home Management House. changes, I want to let you know that I partnerships and I thank you for allowing Most recently it housed Individual Studies have taken on a new personal challenge me to serve you as the president of the and International Student Services. as well. I have accepted the position of University of Northern Iowa Alumni Renovations, which will include a vice president of the UNI Foundation. Association. new three-season porch, tuck pointing My work with the Foundation will focus and foundation work, have been started. on generating endowment support, Structurally, the interior of the house particularly for intercollegiate athletics. I Noreen Hermansen is in good condition. We are updating will begin my work with the Foundation President, UNI Alumni Association the carpeting, doing som~ painting and making adjustments for improved accessibility. Our goal is to be relocated and settled into our new home by early Dallas/Fort Worth, TX head football coach Mark Farley '87 . The September, with the intention of having Alumni in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas annual summer alumni social and Arizona an open house on Homecoming weekend. gathered May 22 for a pre-game alumni Diamondbacks baseball game is scheduled On your next visit to UNI, stop by the new social and Texas Rangers baseball game. for July 23 . University of Northern Iowa Alumni House. Despite the heat, alumni enjoyed the At our April board of directors Sarasota, FL event and the Rangers' victory. meeting, the president of the UNI Alumni gathered March 12 to cheer on the Foundation invited the Alumni Association Des Moines, IA Panther baseball team against Fairleigh­ to be a part of the building of the McLeod In January, more than 90 alumni gathered Dickinson. The Panthers claimed the 13-3 Center. The board voted to accept a for a pre-game celebration for the UNI vs. victory. challenge to raise $200,000 to complete Drake men's basketball game. Area alumni Washington DC the hospitality suite within the Center. are also involved with the Des Moines On February 15, alumni gathered for the The suite will be named the University Arts Festival on an annual basis. In June annual alumni reception and welcomed of Northern Iowa Alumni Association 2005, more than 100 alumni volunteered special guests University President Robert Hospitality Suite. All lifetime members at the festival on behalf of UNI and helped Koob '62 and Athletic Director Rick of the Association have received an raise money for the Alumni Association Hartzell '74. invitation to support this project. Annual Scholarship Fund. Basketball Season members and other alumni and friends are Omaha, NE The Alumni Association hosted pre­ invited to be a part of this venture as well. More than 100 alumni and friends in the game gatherings for both the men's It is our hope that you will participate Omaha area gathered for the first time in and women's Missouri Valley Conference in this very exciting "first" for the several years on February 9. The group basketball tournaments. The women Association. We are proud to support this enjoyed a pre-game social and cheered on advanced to the semi-final round at the project and look forward to the visibility the Panther men's basketball team against tournament in Normal, Ill. The men's team this new space will give to the Association. Creighton. faced Southwest Missouri State in the The above two projects are major quarterfinal round and was selected to steps toward increasing the visibility of Phoenix and Tucson, AZ play Wisconsin in the first round of the the Alumni Association. We have waited In February, alumni in the Phoenix and NCAA tournament. Hundreds of Panther many years for a "place to call home" Tucson areas hosted an evening reception fans attended the Alumni Association's and I know you share our excitement as for alumni and friends and welcomed pre-game gathering in Oklahoma City.

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elcome, Panther Friends! determine the means to accomplish the president, the staff WRecently, the University of intents of the board." increased from three Northern Iowa conducted its As the whole board has been involved full-time employees to spring commencement exercises. What in this process, and will continue to be, seven. The programs a pleasure it was to be a part of another we look forward to seeing our ideas and and services offered UNI graduation ceremony. We can truly initiatives mature. In October, I relinquish by the Association celebrate the passion our university has for the chair to Barbara Harper Norman, '74. increased from eight to more than 20. education. This family of UNI students and Barb is another fabulous and talented UNI Together with her staff she has served their families, UNI administration, faculty alumna. more than 90,000 alumni in all 50 states and staff, many UNI alumni and their I look forward to continuing my and in countries around the world. friends filled the Dome for yet another involvement at UNI. Thank you to Her accomplishments for UNI go graduation ceremony that was a "Class all current members of our Alumni far beyond what I could possibly list Act!" Stop for a moment to think about Association. Your generous contributions here. Quite obviously, Noreen has served the impact UNI has made in your life. of time, talent and support help the our organization with much personal Great things continue to happen passion and legacy of Panther Pride live dedication and Panther pride. I am with our Alumni Association. As the on. And, to all non-members, I offer a personally thankful for the opportunity organization has matured, so has its warm invitation. We want you to let your she has given me to maintain a lifelong board of directors. We are fortunate to Purple and Gold out. We welcome hearing relationship with my alma mater­ have diverse talents among our board from all of you. something she has facilitated for so many members. (Thank you, UNI, for helping And finally, it is with mixed feelings graduates. us to discover our own gifts and talents that I share news of our director's newest We are so fortunate that she has when attending our awesome university; a assignment at UNI. After 17 years as the dedicated her professional career to the university that puts "Students First.") director of Alumni Relations and president advancement of the University of Northern One of our board members, Ron Rice, of the Alumni Association, Noreen Iowa and will continue to do so in the '70 '73, has shared great insight and Hermansen '71, has accepted the position coming years with the Foundation. Best experience with our board, as he chairs of vice president of the UNI Foundation. wishes, Noreen. our Board Governance Committee. He Noreen will be focusing on generating writes, "The University of Northern Iowa endowment support, particularly for i3J dJ1) 7t>/;QAMAJ Alumni Association Board of Directors intercollegiate athletics. Beth Jorgensen Harris '89 is engaged in a long-term policy setting During her tenure as director and Chair, UNI Alumni Association process designed to bring clarity to the expected outcomes of the Association. Alumni Association Alumni Association This governance process is also intended Seeks Board Members accepts challenge to to improve the internal operations of the The UNI Alumni Association is seeking complete hospitality board, giving staff greater flexibility to nominations for its board of directors. suite The board consists of 24-32 directors, Construction of the new McLeod Center is Upcoming Events: representing alumni by graduation well underway, and plans for the facility Phoenix Alumni Social and Arizona decade. include an Alumni Hospitality Suite for Diamondbacks Baseball Game - July 23 The board is responsible for creating gatherings during athletic events. The and executing the strategic goals of the Association has accepted a challenge to Twin Cities Alumni Social and Alumni Association, including financial raise $200,000 to create the suite. Minnesota Twins Baseball Game planning and programming. Directors Association members, alumni and - August 7 must be UNI graduates, members of the friends are invited to participate in the and Cubs Chicago Alumni Social Alumni Association and available to completion of the Hospitality Suite by August 30 Baseball Game - attend quarterly meetings in Cedar Falls. making tax-deductible donations to the Stadium Hall Reunion - October 14-15 For more information on serving on the fundraising effort. The Association will Homecoming - October 14-15 Board of Directors or nominating another match the first $50,000 in donations. graduate, please contact Amy Mohr '00, See more about this initiative at www. Denver, CO - TBD at 319-273-ALUM or 888-UNI ALUM. unialum.org/ alumnisuite.

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'5 5 Alyse (Mohr) Streitberger, 2-yr., BA '59, f 6 3 Mary Ellen (Hagaman) Barry, BA, retired Class Rings are here! was recognized as the top female bicycle from Mercy Medical Center inpatient rider in 2004 at the Bicycle Club of Irvine's annual pharmacy. She moved to Kissimmee, FL, to live For the first time banquet. She and her husband, Eric Streitberger, with her son and his family. in UNI history, BA '58, recorded 4,403 road miles with the club. Judy (Schrad) Jeffrey, BA, was appointed director of the Iowa Department of Education by Iowa alumni and '5 6 Paul Yap, BA, MA Governor Torn Vilsack. She had been administrator '64, lives in Murrieta, qualifying students of the department's early childhood, elementary CA, next to his sons and and secondary education division. may purchase grandchildren and has been Denny White, BA, retired after 40 years as a retired for 14 years. He had an Official Class science teacher and coach, the last 3 7 years at been elementary principal with Ring . The Alumni Association's Class Mount Pleasant Schools. He was recently inducted the San Diego City Schools. Ring committee designed a class ring into the Iowa Track Coaches' Hall of Fame and is f 5 7 Dorothy (Horn) one of three high school referees for the Drake to serve as an official symbol that Barten, BA, lives Relays. represents the rich traditions of UNI in Hempstead, NY, and is supporting her granddaughter's mission trip to f 6 4Bill Bonnstetter, BA, MA '69, attended and the accomplishments of those President Bush's Inauguration as a guest Haiti this year. of Gordon James, the deputy director in charge of who've earned the right to wear it. For Marcia (Hensel) Miller, 2-yr., and her husband, all 23 official inaugural events. Bill and his wife, Alfred Miller, BA, MA '60, sell Marcia's aerial more details, visit www.unialum.org. Karen, were part of the swearing-in ceremonies, photos and postcards in Quartzite, AZ. They live in the parade, the youth concert and events on the Yucca Valley, CA. '31 Bernice (Brand) Schall, 2-yr., flies to Ellipse as well as the official Inaugural Ball. Jerry Thordsen, BA, was a guest lecturer in a UNI Woman Lake, MN, every summer to be Kenneth Moss, BA, retired from the Mayo Clinic, class recently. He lives in Waterloo. with her family and great-grandchildren. She will Rochester, MN, after 34 years. He had been the be 95 this summer. f 61 W. Jack Magruder, MA, was named unit manager in the systems services section of the president emeritus at Truman State '3 9 Marian Kennedy, 2-yr., BA '46, recently finance department. University, Kirksville, MO, after serving nine years BA, MA '65, was recently honored celebrated her 90th birthday. A retired Stephen Parson, teacher, she taught for 45 years in Manchester, as president, 22 years as a chemistry and science with the associate professor emeritus title by the Janesville, Anamosa and Kenwood. education professor and five years as an academic Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Parson is associate vice president. His wife, Sue, was granted the title professor of educational leadership and policy '4 6 Ethel (Flom) Swanson, BA, has been of First Lady Emeritus. studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human retired from teaching for about 20 years. Jerry Nelson, BA, is retired and preaching in jails Sciences and a member of the Virginia Tech faculty She lives in Wesley with her husband. in South Carolina. He spent 25 years with the U.S. for 30 years. Atomic Energy Commission in various positions. He '4 8Warren A. Smith, BA, wrote two books in '6 5 Linda (Huntley) Jobman, BA, lives in reminds us that he trained President Koob as a lab 2005: Cruising the Deuce and Gossip from Kenosha, WI, and works for American City assistant in the '60s. Across the Pond. He has also edited two books of Bureau, a fundraising consulting firm in Illinois. Marilyn (Booth) Yockey, BA, and her husband, poetry by Taslirna Nasrin and wrote a forward for David Suntken, BA, MA '72, is a special education Roger, volunteered in Metcalfe, MI, as part of Irving Andre's book. aide at Clear Creek Elementary, Clear Lake. He the Global Volunteers organization. They joined and his wife, Polly (Darland) Suntken, BA '67, f 5 o ~eniy Vaneschen, BA, lives in Vinton and a team of volunteers who work on community will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this lived rn OR Latham Stadium Hall when he improvement projects in struggling areas. The fall. Polly is a kindergarten teacher at Ventura first came to ISTC. Yockeys have also volunteered in rural Minnesota Elementary, Ventura. '5 2 carl Heller, BA, MA '55, and his wife and on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of toured New Zealand in a motor home for a Montana. '6 6 Harold Anderson, MA, taught physics and chemistry at Stephens College for 22 years. month. They live in Cottonwood, CA. f 6 2 Paul D. Jo~es, BA, took early retirement Karen (Ballard) Avey, BA, was one of seven Gretchen (Noe) Williams, 2-yr., and her husband, from teaching 36 years of science in teachers nationwide recognized for outstanding Wendell, live in Adel. Gretchen would like everyone Montezuma. He is now working with wastewater teaching and commitment to students with to know that she is alive and well. The NIT regrets and electricity at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. learning disabilities. She teaches content mastery the error of listing her as deceased in its last Thomas Milleman, BA, retired as department at Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary, Lubbock, TX. publication. head and professor of the electronics technology She has taught for 32 years. department at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, f 5 Lois (Mull) Hensel, 2-yr., lives in Dennis Frisch, BA, MA '70, retired as a junior 3 IL. He still teaches there part-time and substitutes Gainesville, FL, where she taught gifted high science teacher after 33 years of teaching. He at the Technology Center of DuPage. He is very children and then became a Realtor. She is continues to work part-time for Pioneer Hi-Bred active in the DuPage Woodworkers Club and enjoys retired and recently celebrated her 50th wedding Seeds, volunteer as a paramedic on the Durant building furniture. anniversary. Volunteer Ambulance Service and teach part-time Dr. John Schlicher, BA '62, recently received James Livingston, BA, retired after 12 years with for Eastern Iowa Community College. the Wichita (Kansas) Clinic Founders Award at the San Juan Unified School District Board of Sterling Hartman, BA, retired after 30 years as an the clinic's annual Founders Trustees. Several years ago, he retired from chairing electrical engineer for the Department of Defense celebration. The award is the Educational Administration Department at and three years consulting with the Pentagon. He presented to the physician California State University, Sacramento. He's also lives in Slidell, LA. who best exemplifies the been honored for his leadership in education and Ruth (Craig) Smith, BA, is retiring after 38 years following: providing excellent has won various golf tournaments for the blind. in the Chariton School System. She finishes her patient care, enhancing Harlan Phillips, BA, was inducted into the career as the sixth-grade social studies teacher. Muscatine High School Hall of Honor. He had patient care by positive been an FBI special agent before opening his own interactions and maintaining '6 7 Roger, BA, and Kathy (Tice) Betts, BA, private investigative firm. He sold the firm and he excellent rapport with peers, are enjoying retirement in the San Juan and his wife, Phoebe, moved to Arkansas. personnel and patients. Mountains of southwest Colorado. Founding clinical faculty Sc:hlic:her '62 Joel Ebert, BA, MA '7 4, retired as an elementary f 5 4 Elaine (Jewell) Brandeland, 2-yr., and member of the University of principal and curriculum director of AGWSR her husband, Hank, celebrated their 50th Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, he worked at Schools. He now is the events coordinator of wedding anniversary. They have two children and the Wichita Clinic from 1972 until his retirement in Peoples Savings Bank Ventures. three grandchildren and live in Willows, CA. December 2004. He specialized in dermatology. 24 University of Northern Iowa 'ioCUi-fj- UNI Alumni ~ Class Notes

16 aRoy Behrens, BA, an art professor at UNI, published Cook Book, a biography of William Edwards Cook. Wear Your Purple! Alois Bernard, BA, retired from the State of Iowa University of Northern Iowa will celebrate Purple Pride Day on Friday, October 14 Department of Human Services and lives in Des to kick-off UNI Homecoming Weekend. We are calling all alumni, friends and parents to Moines. Konnie (Anderson) Snider, BA, retired after wear their purple UNI apparel to show your Panther Pride. teaching 3 2 years, the last 2 5 years teaching math We want your photos-if you take group shots showcasing your UNI Panther pride, in Osage. She now serves on the Osage School Board. send them to University Marketing & Public Relations, 126 East Bartlett Hall, Cedar '6 9 Dennis Duerling, BA, retired as a high Falls, Iowa 50614-0392, or via e-mail at um r uni.edu. Please include a short caption school principal in the Clinton School with the photo that explains who is in the picture and when it was taken. District after 35 years in education. He now helps his children with their 3-D Auto Transport Inc. business. Pamela (Goeb) Jordan, BA, was re-elected to a 17 s steve Baker, BA, opened a tax practice at Gary Hendrickson, BA, retired as Commander of two-year term as Dickinson County Supervisor. She Compass Financial, West Des Moines. Brian Benson, BA, joined Exceptional Persons Inc., the 610th Information Operations Flight at Offutt lives in Spirit Lake. Air Force Base, NE. The lieutenant colonel has been Robert Longmuir, BA, MA '77, is a half-time Waterloo, as associate business director. He had in the Air Force since 1970. superintendent for Tripoli Schools. He had been worked for All Iowa Contracting. Steve Ryan, BA, retired this year after 36 years retired from a similar job at New Hampton Schools. Rose (Mogart) Elsbecker, BA, was nominated as principal and teacher. He has been principal at Dave McCullough, BA, retired after 28 years for inclusion in the 2005 Who's Who of American Whitewater Middle School for the last 10 years. as head of Black Hawk County's motor vehicle Women. She was named one of the 200 Best Poets Craig Snider, BA, MA '73, is involved in the division. 2004 of America and Europe and received Editor's Choice Awards for Outstanding Achievement by the insurance business in Osage. Martin Gilson, BA, MA '76, is associate 17 3 International Committee on Poetry. director of the Corporate Leaders' Program o Darrel Bartling, BA, concludes a 35-year Laurine (McClintock) Lanich, BA, is '7 in the College of Engineering at Arizona State career as junior high and senior high superintendent at Iowa Valley Schools in Marengo. University in Tempe. principal in the Mount Ayr Community School She had been principal at College Community Scott Hill, BA, is the owner of H&H Pallet, District. Schools. Davenport. His hobbies are racing and NASCAR. Douglas Genschmer, BA, retired as a resource Jan (Bahr) Larson, BA, is a physician working for Glenna Hovey, BA, is a Realtor with Edina Realty specialist for the state of California. He now lives the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. in Spirit Lake. in Minnesota. Robert Hegna, BA, MA '75, is retiring after David Peters, BA, is president of Peters 17 9 Curtis DeBerg, BA, founded the global teaching biology and chemistry at AHST Schools, Construction Corp., Waterloo, and an adjunct non-profit organization SAGE. He lives in Avoca. instructor at UNI. He is active in the community Chico, CA. David Hove, BA, was named a full partner for and with UNI. Pat Esser, BA, MA '82, is executive vice president LWBJ. He directs the tax services in Ames, West Jon Scoles, BA, was appointed chief judge of the and chief operating officer for Cox Communication Des Moines and Marshalltown. 2nd Judicial District by the Iowa Supreme Court. He in Atlanta. Kendall Lundberg, BA, is the employee benefits has been the assistant chief judge in Mason City. Mark Hermann, BT, joined Molyneaux Insurance sales executive with First Insurance Agency, Mason Steve Smith, BA, chief juvenile court officer of and Financial Services' commercial services City. the 1st Judicial District, Waterloo, will retire after division. Robert Mayne, BA, is a test engineer for Northrup serving for 20 years. John Karbula, BA, has become the superintendent Grumman Mission Systems, Columbia, MD. Darwin Uhlenhopp, BA, is retiring as middle at Windsor RE-4 School District, CO. He had been Mike Williams, BA, is a science teacher at school math teacher and coach at Nevada Schools. principal at Eyestone Elementary, Wellington, CO. Patricia O'Donnell, BA, MA '83, was awarded a Keota High School. He has been appointed to 4 Gary Berryman, BA, was named 17 Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship in fiction. She is the advisory board to the Dean of the College of chief procurement officer at Sara Lee a professor of creative writing at the University of Natural Sciences and Technology at UNI. Corporation. He had been vice president of global Maine (Farmington) and has published a number of David Wilson, BA, president of Toyota of Orange, materials at Applied Materials and held a similar short fiction articles. Inc., received the 2005 Time Magazine Quality position at Harley Davidson. Christy (Kyle) Pollock, BA, became coordinator Dealer Award. Donald Clausen, BA, MA '83, is a CAD teacher and of the Newspaper in Education program at the TSA advisor at Mulvane (KS) High School. 17 1 Richard Hanson, BA, is an art instructor Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She had been a at Fort Dodge Senior High School. His 17 s Joyce Hackett, BA, MA '77, received a business analyst and trainer for Systematics. watercolor painting Home Sweet Home won the top post-doctorate MBA from Wayne State C. Lee (Manross) Richards, BA, is a seventh-grade purchase award at the National Watercolor Society College. She is a special education supervisor at the special education teacher for the St. Louis Public Exhibition, Fullerton, CA. Great River Area Education Agency, Burlington. Schools, after spending 23 years as a social worker. David W. Kane, BA, retired after 30 years with Joan (Stolze) Manning, BA, was named vice Steve Schmit, BA, MA '85, is Iowa State Extension the U.S. Postal Service. He had been postmaster in president of the five-state Western Frontier Black Hawk County education director. Hanlontown, Gamer, Cedar Falls and Waterloo. He Division of the American Red Cross Blood Services. Gary Werle, BA, owns Werle Construction Co., Iowa and his wife, Nanette, are traveling, camping and She has spent 18 years with various Red Cross City. He has been president of the Iowa Builder's spending time with family. blood centers. Association. Calista (Stence) Reed, BA, is the client relations Mary O'Brien-Orman, BA, a physical education Clayton Wilcox, BA, MA '91, is superintendent at coordinator for the law firm of Heyl, Royster, instructor at Ottumwa High School, was selected Pinellas County Schools, FL. Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL. as the 2004 Iowa Secondary Physical Education 'Soward Budweg, BA, has owned Decorah Teacher of the Year. Steve Casey, BA, teaches senior Bicycles, Decorah, for the past 1O years. 17 2 Michael J. Wood, BA, MBA '84, wrote a fictional composition and American literature at Lynn Webber Johnson, BA, a fifth-grade teacher book, Rise Up the Phoenix. He teaches business at Desert Ridge High School, Mesa, AZ. He was chosen at Blessed Sacrament School, has been chosen for Southwestern College, Wichita, KS. to speak at graduation at Audubon High School, Who's Who Among American Teachers for 2004. where he formerly taught. '7 6 Lynise (Huff) Robinson, BA, does Mike Kramer, BA, joined Dice.com as an installed JoAnne (Mowrer) Heisterkamp, BA, is the outpatient and aquatic therapy and fitness account executive. He had been with Principal academic director and special education director at as a physical therapist assistant at Mary Greeley Financial Group. St. Joseph Catholic High School, Greenville, MS. Medical Center, Ames.

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'81 Brad Best, BS, was named a vice president '8 6Mary (McDowell) Kunkle, BA, agribusiness marketing communications firm in Des of Peters Construction joined Wartburg College Institutional Moines. Corporation in Waterloo, and Advancement as director of grants and development Margaret Schebler, BA, is in her seventh year as elected to the corporation's research. She had been economic development athletics director and head women's basketball board of directors. coordinator for the Iowa Northland Regional coach at The Franciscan University, Clinton. David Conner, BA, was Council of Governments. Dan Cox, BA, MA '01 , was hired as BA, is now account manager at '91 promoted to vice president and Jeff Schlobohm, principal at Valley Lutheran High School, VGM Financial Services, Waterloo. He had been with chief claims officer at United Cedar Falls. Fire Group . the UNI Credit Union. Benjamin Logan, BM, is a fifth- through eighth­ BA, BA, is a technology instructor Elizabeth (Maxey) Ray, John Semprini, grade band director in Clinton. He plays trumpet for fourth- through eighth-grades at Carroll graduated from Iowa with with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. an MBA. She is director of Best '81 Community Schools. Annette (Greiner) Renaud, BA, joined Ankeny Thul, BA, was promoted to commercial systems product Cindy (Steffen) Industrial Development as executive director. assurance for Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids. director, foods supply chain finance, at Quaker Foods, Cedar Rapids. 2Helen Hicks-Wenthold, BA, recently '8 2Nancy Aossey, BA, MBA '84, is president '9 Deb Vangellow, BA, director of instruction at graduated from the School of Veterinary and chief executive of the International Sweetwater Country Club, Houston, TX, was chosen Medicine at Purdue. She will join Jefferson Road Medical Corps, Santa Monica, CA. one of Golf for Women 's Top 50 T~achers of 2005 . Animal Hospital in Kokomo, IN. Stan Askren, BA, was elected chairman of the Jay Johnson, BA, is offensive coordinator for the HNI Corp. , Muscatine. He is the company's board of '8 7Todd Cooper, BA, joined LSB Financial University of Southern Mississippi. as wealth management director. He had president and CEO. Michael Lee, BS , joined Central Iowa Orthopaedics, owned his own financial company in Cedar Falls. Kevin Dahle, BA, teaches social studies at Des Moines, and will serve as the group's foot and the BA, is district sales manager for Northfield (MN) High School and is president of Steve Dana, ankle surgeon. He was also elected to the Board union. northern Iowa for Midwest Wireless. He had been local teachers' of Directors to the American College of Foot and BA, owns Katch-A-Kup, general manager at Nextel in Texas. Lora (Wypich) Kander, Ankle Surgeons. other food items. BA, is territory manager for Karl which serves coffee, soups and David Gibson, Kathleen Peiffer, BA, was named director, third year. She and her husband, Mark, Storz Endoscopy America Inc. This is her regulatory and external relationships for Wells Sioux City, NE. BA, joined TD&T Financial Group as a live in South Brian Isom, Fargo Financial, Des Moines. Julie Waughtal, BA, became director of student principal in its Burlington office. He has 16 years services for Linn-Mar Community School District. of accounting experience. f 9 3 Bradley Block, BA, is chief of Constance (Meyer) McGovern, BA, is an interpretation at Custer (SD) State Park. Cox, BA, is a senior '8 3 Cathi (Grasso) educational counselor with the Educational He was elected to the director' position for the medical technologist with the South Bend Opportunity Center at UNI. She had been a human National Association of Interpretation, Region 5. (IN) Medical Foundation. rights specialist for the city of Waterloo. Randy Gehl, BA, MA '99, was named public BA, joined Nyemaster, Denise (Larew) Mendt, information officer for the city of Dubuque. He Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien as a shareholder. '88Lisa Cubbage, BA, works in the previously was with McGraw-Hill Higher Education. and tax department of Quad County She had been vice president, taxation accounting Wendy (Kinnaird) Gray, BA, joined Des Moines AmerUs Group. Implement, Blairstown. counsel with University as executive director of the Free Clinics BA, was promoted to vice president Kathy (Smith) Leggett, BA, MA '89, is the director Ila Scott-Ford, of Iowa. creative strategies at Hellman Designs, Waterloo. for advocacy and outreach for Blank Children's Dawn Mumby, BA, was named director of financial She had been creative director of special projects. Hospital, Des Moines. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack services/ chief financial officer for Marengo BA, is a Title 1 reading recently honored her with an Above and Beyond Ann (Nehman) Semprini, Memorial Hospital. She was recovery teacher for K-2 children at service recognition award for advocating new child and reading director of financial reporting Schools. passenger safety laws. She is coordinator of the Carroll Community for Brightpoint in Germany. Iowa SAFE KIDS coalition. '84Jeffrey, BA, and Brenda (Greenlee) Jason Palmquist, BA '93, has Joseph Kramer, BA, joined the Pocahontas Area Adamovicz, BA, have been married 20 been named executive director Community School District as superintendent. He years. Jeffrey retired from the Army after 24 years of the Washington Ballet was principal with BCLUW. of service, and received a Bronze Star for service in Washington D.C. He was in Iraq. He now is a research microbiologist and f 8 9 Brett Baker, BA, was named director of previously vice president for product development team leader at the U.S. Army internal review for the Defense Finance dance administration at the Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. and Accounting Service, Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center. Jeffrey Falconer, BA, was promoted to vice Aaron Putze, BA, was Palmquist '93 '8 Greg Henn, BA joined Schmitt Telecom 5 president of corporate reporting at Audio Visual appointed executive director- Partners Inc. as a telecommunications Services Corp., and lives in Downers Grove, IL. public relations officer for the Coalition to Support consultant. Jane (Brandt) Lindaman, BA, MA '95, has Iowa's Farmers, West Des Moines. He had been Kevin Horan, BA, is a commercial loan broker been named principal at Bunger Middle School, public relations director for the Iowa Farm Bureau at American Nationwide Mortgage. He was with Evansdale. She had been principal at Union Middle Federation. Farmers State Bank. School, Dysart. John Reimann, BT, is a supplier warranty Jeffrey Kaplan, BA, relocated to Dallas, TX, as a David Ryan, BA, was named president of the administrator for the John Deere Construction and buyer for wireless and telecom for GoodGuys, an Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company. He and his Forestry Division, Davenport. He received an MBA electronics retail chain. He had been in marketing wife, Heidi, have eight children and live in Mount from Arizona State. with Tech Data. Vernon. Scott Stackhouse, BA, opened his own advertising Craig 0. Ringland, BA, was promoted to sourcing agency, Edgecore, in Cedar Falls. consultant within the strategic sourcing and '9 oscott Durscher, BA, is a broker for the Dee (Reinhart) Vandeventer, MA, and a contracts group of Wells Fargo Bank. He also Warner Group, Inc. He had been with colleague presented a workshop at the Association released a CD, Songs from the Saddle. He lives in Generations Financial Group, Cedar Falls. of Fundraising Professions 2005 International Gilbert, AZ. Mike Lockert, BA, joined Merit Resources Inc. as a Conference, Baltimore, MD. She is president of Todd Stanislav, BA, is associate professor sales representative. He had been territory manager ME&V, Cedar Falls. of biology and director of the Center for the with ADP. Jennifer (Holmes) Wessels, BA, teaches at Advancement of Teaching at Xavier University of Cortney Messingham, BT, is the wide receiver Nevada High School. Louisiana, New Orleans. coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. He Dave Wiegardt, BA, helped rejuvenate the Turf had been head football coach at Upper Iowa. '9 4Jonna Higgins-Freese, BA, became Club and the Clown Lounge, a music club in the Deanna (Oelmann) Roelfs, BA, is a senior account executive director of 1,000 Friends of Iowa, Twin Cities. executive at Osborn & Barr Communications, an a non-profit organization that fights urban sprawl. 26 University of Northern Iowa 7odaf;- UNI Alumni ~ Class Notes

UNI alums form theater company aking classical literature and putting a comedic spin on it, eight University of Northern Iowa Ttheatre alums will perform an original production, Oedipus Wrecks: Shakespeare & Sophocles' Excellent Adventure during the 12th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival in Minneapolis. The UNI graduates have formed their own theater company, Bad Attitude Productions (BAP). Performances will take place Aug. 5, 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Acadia Cafe, 1931 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis. The play, guaranteed to make you 1augh so hard you1l gouge your eyes out!' was written by Mike Franz (BA '01). Other BAP members include 2003 graduates Chris McGahan, producer/director; Justin Hoss le, administrative assistant/Webmaster; Clint Clark, resident artist/ company secretary; Ben Layne and Aaron Konigsmark, resident artists; 2002 graduates Rebecca Droste, producer/ resident artist; and Tom Fagerholm, resident artist; and 2001 graduate Valerie Johnson, resident playwright. The Minnesota Fringe Festival is a celebration of live stage performances and visual arts, including theater, dance, puppetry, storytelling and more. In 2004, there were 176 different performing arts companies and individual artists in 21 venues. For a list of performance times, go to www.justinhossle.com/badattitude. For more information on the Fringe Festival, go to www.fringefestival.org.

Greg Smidt, BA, is a distribution center manager practitioner at Waverly Health Center's Emergency Amy Rupe Clayton, BA '99, a special education at Baldwin Filters, Kearney, NE. Department. teacher at Hoover Elementary School in Bettendorf, Kurt Warner, BA, will be playing professional is one of two teachers in the country to be f 9 Douglas Barry, BA, was named principal football with the Arizona Cardinals. 7 appointed to the National Collaborative Center of Washington Intermediate School and Jodi (Proskovec) Wauters, BA, joined the sales on Standards and Assessment Development. She the district curriculum director for the Red Oak team of VGM Financial Services, Waterloo. She had is also a teacher trainer for completing alternate School District. He had held similar positions for been with GMAC Mortgage. assessment portfolios in Iowa, meeting with special the West Harrison School District. education teachers of Area Education Agency '9 5simon Bowe, BA, is president of the Bowe Adam Carroll, BA, is CEO of National Financial 9, which include the districts of Bettendorf, Machine Co., Bettendorf. Educators. He recently presented the Money Game Pleasant Valley, North Scott, DeWitt and Calarnus­ James Bronner, BA, became Black Hawk County's to UNI students. Wheatland. She recently completed her master's budget/ finance manager. He had been a financial Sandy Christ, MA, is retiring from the ExCel degree in special education from Western Illinois analyst with Hallmark. talented and gifted program at Clear Lake. University in Macomb. Nikki (Larson) Davis, BA, joined The Mudd Group, Michael Gukeisen, MBA, was promoted to first Chris Elder, BA, is a project engineer for Whirlpool Cedar Falls, as a territory manager. She previously vice president, American Trust and Savings Bank, Corp. worked for the Cumulus Radio Group. Dubuque. Emily Klingbeil, BA, currently teaches high school Mark Dreyer, BA, is the city clerk for Bancroft. Linda Lahr, BA, was named an associate financial special education, LeMars. Brooke (Phelps) Logan, BA, plays trumpet adviser with American Express, Fort Dodge. Melissa (Albers) Lennie, BA, is director of real with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra, sings with Jill Lines, BA, was promoted to assistant director estate for Clear Channel Advertising. She had been RiverChoir and home schools. of admissions, Hamilton College, Cedar Falls. a real estate representative. Chad, BA, and Rebecca (Johnson) Meyer, BA, live Jon Westhoff, BA, is a real estate agent with Jason BA, joined The in Overland Park, KS. Chad works for Ernst & Young Garris Robert Realtors, Waterloo. Peterson, Mudd Group, Cedar Falls, as territory manager. while Rebecca works for Bank of America. He had been with Jerry '9 8Kathryn "Beth" Agan, BA, is a PR Roling Motors. '9 6Willie Barney, BA, MA '01, was named account executive at Kirvin Doak Suzanne Shontz, BA and BS, received her PhD in principal at the North Liberty Junior High Communications, Las Vegas, NV, with clients applied mathematics from Cornell University. She School. He had been assistant principal at West Penn & Teller, Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group is a postdoctoral associate in the department of High, Iowa City. Restaurants and Caesars Entertainment. She had computer science and engineering at the University Amy (Vanous) Barton, BA, is a pediatrician and been the manager of public relations for the Indy of Minnesota. assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Racing League. Ed Starkenburg, Ed.D., accepted a professor of University, Nashville, TN. Wesley Hall, BA, MBA '00, is currently in education position at Dordt College, Sioux Center. Teri Bedard, BA, is the senior radiation therapist Afghanistan as the TF Victory Headquarters He had been with Northwestern College. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. company commander. Cory Warmuth, BA, joined Newport & Short PLC. James R. Harken, BA, is executive director for Brenna (Fleishman) Johnson, BA, MA '00, was He had been with the State Auditor's office. Marshalltown Main Street. promoted to hospital sales with Sanofi-Aventis Michael Isaacson, BA, is the executive director of Pharmaceuticals. 'Q QBritta Adams, BA, has been performing her debut album under the label, Deeper the Family Service League, Waterloo. Thomas Lindauer, BA, is a vice president and Calling. She lives in Tennessee. Marjorie (Glynn) Proffitt, BA, is a behavioral branch manager for F&M Bank, Anamosa. He had Sarah Backstrom, BA, teaches for Chicago consultant for Des Moines Independent School been with Atkins Savings Bank. Public Schools. District. Sam Pape, BA, joined Interior Source, Cedar Arthur Beckman, MA, retired from Omaha public John Rutledge, BA, is the new Guthrie County Falls, as general manager. He had been with Pella schools after teaching German for 33 years. He Auditor. Windows. teaches part-time at the University of Nebraska, John Sutter, BA, is director of marketing and sales Tracy (Lystahl) Sullivan, BA, MA '00, is an Omaha and at Dana College. with the National Mississippi River Museum and audiologist with Nelson Hearing Aid of LeMars and Amanda BA, teaches language Aquarium, Dubuque. He had been with Data-Comm. Spencer. Bock, arts at Independence Middle School. Kevin Thill, BA, was promoted to partner for '9 9Jennifer (Crygier) Clarke, BA, recently Lori Bodensteiner BA, is a loan officer LocumTenens.com, a physician recruitment firm. , with earned National Board Certification while Citizens Savings Bank, Fort Atkinson. She has Deborah (Hanson) VanDyke, BA, is a nurse teaching fifth- and sixth-grade in Palatine, IL. worked at Ag Services and State Farm Insurance. 5wrvn&v 2005 27 UNI Alumni ~ Class Notes

worked at Ag Services and State Farm Insurance. Sara Konrad, BA, is a reporter for the Fort Dodge specialist for the Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Karen Forey, BA, teaches K-5 and 9-12 physical Messenger. Health Center. education and health for CAL-DOWS Community Kole Petersen, BA, works on the sales staff of Matt Goblirsch, BA, works with the direct mail Schools. She is also activities director and coaches Advanced Systems Inc. client services at The Mudd Group, Cedar Falls. middle school girls' basketball and high school Michael Rueber, BA, joined The Mudd Group, Cedar Heidi Keopp, BA, is a development specialist for girls' track. Falls, as a video editor. He had been with the Cedar LSS Data Systems, Eden Prairie, MN. Sara (Burch) Lown, BA, teaches at Westside Falls Cable Channel 15. Jesse Meehan, BA, joined the Financial Decisions Community Schools, Omaha, NE, as an educational Craig Sadler, MA, was named principal at Twain Group as a financial representative. assistant for K-4. She also works at Upstream Elementary School, Iowa City. He had been Mariachelle Meiners, BA, was promoted to billing Brewing Company. principal and co-director of curriculum at Oakdale specialist for the Carroll Health Center. Robert Shontz, BA, graduated from the University Elementary School in suburban Cincinnati, OH. Jennifer Nelson, BA, joined the audit staff of of Iowa College of Medicine and received the Jessica (Murphy) Schreyer, MA, is communication Hogan-Hansen Certified Public Accounts and Margaret Lunsford Award in Anesthesia. He is in his coordinator for the Finley Health Foundation, Consultants. first of four years of an anesthesiology residency at Dubuque. Neeley 0wenson, BA, was promoted from the University of Iowa Hospitals. He and his wife, Dan Sterenchuk, BA, is managing the supported living staff to site coordinator for Abby, live in Iowa City. international programs at the Center for Mind-Body Exceptional Persons Inc., Waterloo. Medicine, Washington, D.C. He is working on the Erin Panther-Neuendorf, BA, is a membership/ Chris Allison, BA, earned the Quality 'Q 1 "Healing the Wounds of War" program in Israel and marketing specialist for the Conestoga Council of Performance Award from Pharmacists Gaza/ West Bank as well as the programs in Liberia Girl Scouts. Mutual. He is a commercial lines underwriter in and South Africa. John Schminke, BA, is an account executive with Algona. Derek Thoms, BA, became a commodity trader Insight Technology, Tempe, AZ. Trish (Schipper) Bradfield, BA, is working with for Archer Daniels Midland in their St. Louis, MO, Lisa Schoborg, BA, joined Terry Butz Creative, Farm Credit Services as a financial specialist. offices. Waterloo, as a customer service specialist. Jill Brees, BA, is an advertising account executive Amber (Seemann) Youngblut, BA, joined Rodney Schumacher, BS, has .------, for the Waterloo Courier. She had been with Von ExpressBill/Control-0-Fax as a human resources become a certified professional Maur. representative. She had been the city clerk/ constructor, earning the Athena Clayborne, BA, is an admissions counselor treasurer in Jesup. Associate Constructor (AC) UNI. with the YMCA of Sioux City. for She had been designation recognized Eric Foth, BA, is with The Mudd Group, Cedar 'Q 3 Kaia Anfinson, BA, joined The Mudd by the American Institute Falls, as a territory manager. He had been with Red Group, Cedar Falls, as traffic coordinator. of Constructors. He is a Entertainment. She had worked at AT&T Wireless. Lobster and Ultimate project engineer for Peters Stuart Haker, BA, MBA '04, joined TrueNorth Bill Backlin, MM, won the 2004 Iowa Choral Construction Corporation in Companies in Cedar Rapids as a risk management Directors Association/Iowa Composers Forum Choral Waterloo. Commissioning Competition. He is a specialist. Composition Judith Slaikeu, BA, is a Schumacher '04 is an engineer with PCL music theory and piano instructor at North Iowa Nathan Holst, BS, programming director at the Construction, Denver, CO. He and his wife, Wendy, Area Community College, Mason City. Grout Museum, Waterloo. live in Arvada, CO. Cornelius Castain, EdD, is assistant vice president Crystal Sokol, BA, is working at the Area Adam Jongewaard, BA, is the Sioux Falls district for resource development at Xavier University of Education Agency 267, Cedar Falls. Louisiana, New Orleans, LA. technology coordinator. Aaron Sweeney, BA, is a graphic artist for The Patricia (Wood) McConeghey, BA, is the Laura Cisco, BA, is the communications specialist Mudd Group, Cedar Falls. coordinator for the Seed the Green Gables Country Club, Denver, CO. educational services for Eldon Thoma, BA, is a retail wireless consultant Planters Training and Development Program for the Annie Hensley, BA, works in Lincoln, NE, as a for U.S. Cellular. Mental Health Center. representative for Anderson Merchandisers. Black Hawk-Grundy sales Pete Tucker, BA, joined The Mudd Group as a Jodie (Mueggenberg) Roesler, BA, graduated Christina Kjar, BA, is a photographer and digital Web designer. from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, artist at Knop Photography, Storm Lake. Jacob Wittmayer, BA, is a direct mail territory Columbia, SC. She is an Army specialist. Brian Koster, BA, was promoted to assistant manager for The Mudd Group, Cedar Falls. He had BA, graduated from basic cashier/loan officer at Grinnell State Bank. Matthew Roesler, worked with Crystal Distribution. infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA. Erik Mullenbach, BA, is a technical writer for He is an Army specialist. Stella Industries, Mason City. He lives in Osage with Abigail (Peterson) Shontz, BA, is a software his wife, Elizabeth. Marriages engineer at Pearson Inc., Iowa City, where she lives Jill Pasterski, BM, teaches sixth-grade beginning with her husband, Robert. band, seventh- through eighth-grade choir and Dan Starr, BA, joined the sales team of Rydell music technology at Yokosuka Middle School for '8OsEddie Heintz BA '80 & Laura Paoletti Chevrolet, Waterloo. He had been with American the Department of Defense. Yokosuka Naval Base is Julia Marcuzzo BA '82 & Tom Romanin Family Insurance and John Deery Motors. near Tokyo. Royal Roland BA '84 & Barbara Rezabek Rosemary Kerry Sullivan, BA, is a mental health counselor Joann Schinstock, BA, is program director at the Brustkern BA '87 & Robert Luna Timothy for the Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center. Mount Pleasant Chamber Alliance. Donohoe BA '87 & Karen Sechrest David Gibson Kris (Watson) Wieland, BA, is a regional and Kyla Schulte, BA, was promoted from family BA '87 & Naciye Gibson national advertising account executive for the support services respite care provider to a service '9 OsKathy Hauber BA '91 & Doug Donovan Waterloo Courier. coordinator at Exceptional Persons Inc., Waterloo. Sherwin Kuch BA '91 & Kristin Schulte fourth- and Justine Zikuda, BA, joined Physical Therapy Darci (Ackmann) Thoma, BA, teaches David Harms BA '92 & Bridget French BA '03 Partners PC of Waterloo as a physical therapist. fifth-grade special education at Clinton Community Jennifer Hustrulid BA '92 & Steve Weismann Schools. 'Q 2Nina Hammes, BA, is an assistant loan Elizabeth Shafer BA '92 & Jeffrey Anderson officer at Keokuk County State Bank and 'Q4 Ashlee Anderson, BA, works in accounts Christopher Hedman BA '93 & Patresa Hartman completed consumer credit school. payable for The VGM Group, Waterloo. MA '02, SpEd '04 Tim Ketels BS '93 & Margo Boom Brad Harms, BA, is an assistant county assessor Jessica Ballou, BA, is a manager with Kum&Go, BA '94 Kyle Kuhse BA '93 & Kristie Steege Doug for Buchanan County in Independence. West Des Moines. Burtness BA '94 & Holly Kliven Jeff Dietzenbach Rhiannon Harms, BA, is a certified nuclear Charles Bare, BA, teaches high school industrial BA '94 & Zuleide Silva Chad Dirkx BA '94 & Denise medicine technologist at Allen Memorial Hospital, technology in Independence. Yost Ann Lore BA '95 & Brandon Harvey Lorin Waterloo. Jason DeNeui, BA, joined Hubbell Homes, West Des Reicks BA '95 & Regina Putz Todd Sheldon BA '95 Kelly Heth, BA, is a marketing specialist at John Moines, as an assistant superintendent. & Shannon Anderson Mary Todey BM '95 & Loren Deere Community Credit Union, Waterloo. She had Brooke Franzen, BA, is a community support Gladson Todd Dolphin BA '96 & Traci Stoffel BA worked at Ad-Fax. 28 University of Northern Iowa%~ t l UNI Alumni ~ Class Notes

'99 Ryan Dotson BA '96 & Kristen Cox Marjorie Milleman BA & Marcus Charter James Minteer BA '92, Bettendorf IA, son Nathan born 1/10/2003. Glynn BA '96 & Douglas Proffitt Charlie Silverberg BA & Melanie Mills BA Ryan Mussman BA & Sara Olson Zahrt BA '91 & Jeff Zahrt, BA '88, BA '96 & Jacey Katz Abby Callanan BA '97 & Lisa Graham Hollie Rand BA & Skip Bean Nathan Atkins IA, son Aaron born 4/25/2004. Lisa Bryan Wagner Amy Fitzgerald BA '97 & Dalen Schmitt BA & Jennifer Schoenthal BA Benjamin Icenbice Lamb BA '92 & Todd Lamb, Greenfield Schipper Dana Nelson BA '97 & Wyatt Zoske Jason Smith BA & Heather Oetken BA '03 Derek Thoms IA, daughter Whitney born 6/27/2004. Jennifer Pollard BA '97 & Julie Dehner Sarah Wedmore BA & Aaron-Marie Wicks Paul Wittkowski BA & Trulson Gebhart BA '93 & J R Gebhart, Ankeny BA '97 & Ryan Ritchie Michelle Chiri BA '98 & Erin Dick BA IA, son Jace born 4/18/2005. Randy Gehl BA Rich Greenough Jesse Geiken BS '98 & Tammy '93, MA 99, & Carrie Gehl, Dubuque IA, daughter Amber Bru BA & Brandon Krusey Jason Brinkman Trevor Jackson BA '98 & Nicole Backens 'Q 3 Anna born 6/28/2004. Darcie Novotny McGee Conder BA & Jennifer Deery Jennifer Amy Novak BA '98 & Daniel Herber Cynthia BA '93, MA '96, & Vincent McGee, Minneapolis MN Dilger BA & Justin Westendorf Kathleen Doyle BA Robeson BA '98 & Jason Lechtenberg Jeremy daughter Kenna born 10/2/2004. Scott Moeller & Cole Boatright Laura Fredrickson BA & Anthony Voigts BA '98 & Sara Luhring Sean Beachem BA '93 & Kari Moeller, Phoenix AZ, daughter Walker Lucas Funk BA & Jennifer Voaklander Dana BA '99 & Tami Dirkx BA '98 Brian Billick BA Kylie born 3/11/2005. Jennifer Stephens Van Grant BA & Mitch Blanshan Micah Green BA & '99 & Carmen Rohwer Jennifer Crygier BA '99 & Haaften BA '93 & Joel Van Haaften, Lombard IL, Rachel Hoffman BA Brad Grout BA & Amanda Jonathan Clarke Susan Funk BS '99 & Dan Crowell daughter Alice born 5/12/2003. Deborah Smith Berg Adam Humes BA & Laura Wisgerhof BA Arne Jacobson BA '99 & Ruth Alvarez William Bowling BA '94 & David Bowling BA '93, Cedar Kacey Johnson BA & Michael Sutter Jane Kelly BA Julander BA '99 & Angie Bailiff BA '99 Robin Falls IA, son Ryan born 6/11/2004. Deborah & Ryan Cline Chris Kremer BA & Megan Stewart Kressley BA '99 & Ryan Shatek Lindsey Rice BA Fandel Howes BA '94 & Brian Howes BA '97, BA '04 Megan Lahey BA '03 & Ed Lahey Sarah '99, MAE '05 & Chad Cornwell Patrick Schaapveld Dubuque IA, son Robert born 8/2/2004. Jason Lang BA '03 & Chad Cungey Debbie Mekkelsen BS BA '99 & Jodi Simon BA '00 Kari Tank BA '99 & Maasdam BA '94 & Lilly Maasdam, Knoxville IA, & Jeffrey Nelson Katherine Meyer BA & Joseph John Chesterman Charles Teas BA '99 & Amy daughter Olivia born 4/8/2004. Tyann Sheldon White Jason Mosher BA & Lindsey Mulder BA Revell Rouw BA '94 & Chris Rouw, Cedar Falls IA, son '04 Laura Nefzger BA & Eric Jurgens Mark Oliver Henry born 11/11/2004. Amy Belville Trease & Nicole Dunne Sara BA & Kristen Bartels BA '02 Eric Pettengill BA & 'O aTravis Brownell BA BA '94 & Corey Trease, Northwood IA, daughter Burch BA & Alfred Lown II Meg Butikofer Jennifer Stokes BA '01 Jessica Reiser BA & Adam Macy born 10/4/2004. Rebecca Johnson Meyer BA & Nicholas Benson Luke Essing BA & Kathryn Kurth Daniel Rold BA & Cristin Hansen Ryan Roof BA '95 & Chad Meyer BA '95, Overland Park Malloy BA '02 Tate Featherstone BA & Amy Lowe BA & Teresa Kylow BA Bradley Scardino BA & KS, daughter Ashley born 10/1/2004. Martha Stephanie Finkenhoefer BA & Jeremy Schaack Wendy Walker Joshua Schild BA & Jennifer Christ Davidson Burton BS '96 & Tim Burton, Waterloo Chad Goldsmith BA & Michele Moyer Christopher Jessica Schultz BA & John Blohm Melissa Sterk IA, daughter Gabrielle born 9/24/2004. Jeffrey Hall BA & Andea Olivetta Melissa Hughes BA & BA & Thatcher Schulte Matthew Sullivan BS & Joiner BA '96 & Kay Joiner, Orange City IA, twins Ben Aga Emily Jungling BA, MA '02 & Gabriel Rebecca Reedy Nathan Tasler BA & Natasha Lipp Courtney & Tara born 7/4/2004. Bryan LeBar BA Handy Christi Kann BA & Scott Youngberg Staci 'Q4Matt Becker BA & Laura Friedrich Jeremy '96 & Jessica Stephan-LeBar, Shawnee Mission KS , Karwoski BA & Parker Utz Wade Lechtenberg Burmeister BA & Lyndsey Kos BA son Eli born 9/26/2004. Page Lillis Mossage BA BS & Melissa Thompson Katherine Mccollum Johnna Dunlevy BA & Forrest Determann Megan '96 & Mike Mossage, Omaha NE, daughter Olivia BA & Kevin Youngblut Jason Miller BA & Jenny Ewers BA & Christopher Ewers Jodi Ferring BA born 1/28/2005. Deborah Hanson Van Dyke BA Bloomberg Ann Rezek BS & Matthew Kramer & Frank Wagner Tim Fisher BA & Tina Wessels '96 & Deric Van Dyke, Waterloo IA, daughter Devon Jason Rold BA & Jessica Klahn Tory Topping BA BA Tera Fox BA & Blake Kielman Catherine born 10/26/2004 Julie Soper Doup BA '97 & & Abigail Loes Jason Wadsley BA & Beth Berns Gitch BA & Scott Wedemeier Marie Hamer BA & Scott Doup BA '97, Ankeny IA, son Nicholas born BA '99 Joshua McNary Andrew Hermanson BA & Heather 01/19/2005 Nicole Bagenstos Schuchart BA '97 'Q 1 Noelle Bellaver BA & Solomon Aggrey McGregor Melanie Johnson BS & Rich Gallagher & Ross Schuchart BA '96, Ankeny IA, son London Karla Calvert BA & Michael Dunagan Mike Christopher Klekar BA & Kelly Hahn BA Emily born 9/16/2004. Emily Ballou Vanlaar BA '97 & Davis BA & Kylie Sloan BA '00 Ebony DeWall BA Klotzbach BA & Mark Schneider Ben McCarthy Dusty Vanlaar, Minneapolis MN, daughter Megan & Jared Rahe Brianne Engleman BA & Michael BA & Kristie Beck BA Jennilee McVey BA & born 9/16/2005. Jennifer Hammel Miller BA '98 Ewing Sherri Fleming BA & Matthew Lampe Michael Silvis Nolan Mente BS & Amy McCormick & Ryan Miller, Shell Rock IA, daughter Lindsey Jason Flick BA & Jessica Berteloth BA Lezlie Brett Redemske BA & Erin Yunginger BA Brad born 4/23/2003. Karla Busta Pisarik BA '98 & Francis BA & Mike Mestdagh Abby Green BA & Scardino BA & Wendy Walker BA Harold Stone II Michael Pisarik, Cedar Rapids IA, son Brayden born Erik Archer Jason Helgens BA & Laura Errthum BA & Amy Brassil BA '02 Leo Thilges BA & Emily 12/27/2004. Molly Wemark Schmidt BA '98 & BA Chad Henderson BA & Erin Wycoff BA '02 Kara Smith BA '02, MSW Eldon Thoma BA & Darci Keith Schmidt, Waterloo IA, daughter Emma born Keller BA & Jonathan Vehar Timothy Lansing Ackmann BA '03 Elizabeth Thomsen BA & Tyson 12/1/2004. Jenny Lambertson Christensen BA BA, BA '03 & Melissa Kies BA '02 Travis Mai BA Trunkhill Tracy Tyler BA & Nie Briseno Jennifer '99 & John Christensen, Estherville IA, son Jess & Kari Jackson Stacy McNichols BA & Jeffrey Vander Heiden BA & Joshua Angus Valerie Ward born 2/20/2005. Jessica Weigel Loecke BA '99 & McDonough Stefan Mumm BA & Katie Ostwinkle BA & Jeffrey Barsness Nicole Weber BA & Justin Matt Loecke BA '99, Durham NC, daughter Eliza Kelley Nicholson BA & Matthew DeBaene Amanda Weber Justin Wiese BA & Sara White BA '03 born 01/17/2005. Paxton BA & Michael Tisinger Jennifer Pemble BA 'Q Q Lyndsay Burhans Cannoy BA '00 & & Jeremiah Schauls Ko ry Pohlman BA & Jennifer SRoger Cannoy, BS '01, Hendersonville Sorenson BA '02 Rachelle Rost BA & Jeff Brennan Births TN, son Charles born 12/9/2004. Lisa Kemp Rebecca Schlichte BA & Jason Bahl Kristen Fiedler BA '00 & Josh Fiedler BA '00, Hickory Simon BA & Douglas Goedken Michelle Sturtz MA Stephen Weber BA '87 & Kathleen NC, daughter Julia born 4/28/2004. Jody Greiner & Kevin Bookmeier 'SQ S weber, Dubuque IA, son Jared born Phillips BA '00 & Shawn Phillips, Richland IA, 'Q 2 Brooke Beninga BA & Adam Hesse 2/10/2004. daughter Emma born 9/6/2004. Angie Walsh BA Jennifer Birks BA & Nicholas Robertson '00, Marion IA, daughter Isabela born 3/4/2004. I Q $Brenda Meiners Golwitzer BA '90 Angela Brockman BA & Ken Orr Sara Christensen g Katie Reeder Arjes BA '01 & Jim Arjes, Waverly IA, & Jarret Golwitzer, Van Meter IA, BA & Jay Buchholz Nicholaus Daniel MA & twins Megan & Allison born 4/27/2005. Michelle daughter Kaylie born 4/4/2004; daughter Lindsey Christina Holloway Erika DeHoff BA & Shannon Becker Smith BA '02 & Dan Smith, Sumner IA, born 4/2/2001. Karen McReary Pisney BA '90 Leonard Angela Dethlefs BA & Matthew Trettin son Jacob born 4/13/2005. Megan Riniker Lahey & Edward Pisney BT '92, Cedar Rapids IA, son Mark Estep BA & Tara Chensvold BA '01 Adam BA '03 & Ed Lahey, Durango IA, son Ethan born Zachary born 10/20/2004. Scott Swisher BA Hahn BS & Shannon Bennett BA Jessica '90 & Donna Swisher, Irving TX, son Ben born 9/6/2003. Halverson BA & Jeff Renaud Greg Herrold BA & 1/1/2004; daughter Kate born 1/1/2005. Kara Nicole Clausing BA Ariana Houge BA & Daniel Nandell Berg BA '91 & Phil Berg, Des Moines IA, Liebsch Katrina Johnson BA & Joshua Hart daughter Samantha born 3/14/2005. Brenda Nathan Lien BA & Carla Iverson BA '03 Kathryn Kapler Boleyn BA '91, MA '96 , & Douglas Bolyen,

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Sutton 2-yr. '45 , Ft Pierce FL, died 9/ 21/ 2003 . Active music educator dies Jeanette Lind Hennig BA '46, Laurens IA, died 2/ 26/ 2005. Harriett Ciochette Henry BA '46, died Sunday, June 12, at his home in Bruce Eilers, BA '67, MA '74, Sacremento CA, died 11/ 22/ 2004. Sandra Smith Waterloo. Nelson 2-yr. '46, Springville IA, died 4/ 27/ 2005. Eilers was an orchestra educator and director, most recently at Dorthy Sanders Stromberg BA '46 , Grundy Center West High School in Waterloo, where he retired in 2004. Following his IA, died 4/ 9/ 2005. Ramona Hesse 2-yr. '47 , Cedar retirement, he was a substitute orchestra instructor at Waverly Shell Falls IA, died 10/ 24/ 2004. Edith Lindberg BA Rock High School. '47 , MA '60, Waterloo IA, died 1/ 1/ 2005. William Little BA '47 , MA '47 , Pueblo CO, died 11/ 13/ 2004. He received his BA in music education and his MA in music from UNI. Before Doris Wilson Nordstrom 2-yr. '47 , Fort Dodge IA, corning to Waterloo, he taught orchestra in the Cedar Rapids School District where he died 3/ 2/ 2005. George Case BA '48, Kingsley IA, also conducted the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony Orchestra. died 1/ 26/ 2005 . Jewell Dusheck BA '49 , Indianola Eilers served in the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne during Vietnam, where he IA, died 3/ 4/ 2005 . Jean Schrader Hime BA '49 , received a Purple Heart. Cedar Rapids IA, died 4/ 4/ 2005. Ruth McGahey He was a member of the Iowa High School Music Association, the Iowa Music Iverson BA '49, Indianola IA, died 11/ 30/ 2004. Educators Association, All State Orchestra Chair from 1998 to 2003 and the Cedar Remona Copeland Morgan BA '49 , Newton IA, died 4/ 15/ 2005. Dorothy Sandven Ricklefs 2- Rapids and Waterloo/Cedar Falls symphonies. In 1998, he received the Outstanding yr. '49 , Rolfe IA, died 1/ 4/ 2005 . Dorothy Stiff Teacher Award from Grinnell College. Tague 2-yr. '49, Go rin MO, died 10/ 4/ 2004. Francis He is survived by his wife Brenda, his mother, two children and three brothers. Vilmain MA '49, Santa Fe NM, died 3/ 24/ 2005. f 5 Q Donnice Fisher Cook BA '50, Deaths King 2-yr. '35, Laguna Niguel CA, died 5/ 2/ 2005. S independence IA, died 2/ 28/ 2005. Elfrieda Hertle McHaffie 1-yr. '35, Davenport IA, David Herrmann BA '50, Albuquerqe NM , died 10/ 2/ 2004. Marian Ackley Morisky 2-yr. died 5/ 3/ 2005 . Sarah Ehlers Lackore BA '50, f 2 Q$M uriel Correll Orrick 2-yr. ' 21 , Cedar '35, Clear Lake IA, died 1/ 6/ 2005. Edrie Adams Milwaukee WI, died 2/ 19/ 2005 . James Merrill BA Falls IA, died 12/ 29/ 2004. Lorna 2-yr. '36, BA '43, Waterloo IA, died 5/ 7/ 2005 . '50, Bakersfield CA, died 7/ 21/ 2004. Lois Lockhart 2-yr. '23 , Omaha NE, died Seabury Lengfeld Eleanor Reiger Carbee 2-yr. '36, Lisbon IA, died Shover BA '50, Denver CO, died 4/ 1/ 2004. 2-yr. '26 , BA 2/ 28/ 2005. Olive Gullickson Sime 4/ 15/ 2005. Mildred Kerdus Hagenson 1-yr. '36, Barbara Rowley Wissink BA '50, Des Moines 4/ 17/ 2005. Agnes Mellem '31, Decorah IA, died Cedar Falls IA, died 11/ 7/ 2004. Jvone Lowrie IA, died 4/15/2005 . Dana Agan Bolton BA '51 , 2-yr. '27, BA '42, Northwood IA, died 3/ 20/ 2005. Maxwell BA '36, Waterloo IA, died 2/ 8/ 2005 . Ruth Des Moines IA, died 3/ 3/ 2005 . Dorothy Waters 2-yr. '28, Lady Lake FL, died Freida Barron Jones Pirtle Schroeder 2-yr. '36, BA '38, Des Moines Larson 2-yr. '51 , Papillion NE, died 12/ 3/ 2004. 1-yr. '28 BA, '51 , 12/ 15/ 2004. Isadora Myers IA, died 3/ 31/ 2005 . Eileen Sexton Wilkins Patricia Mason Ortmayer 2-yr. '51, Cedar Rapids / 2/ 2005 . Starbuck Keokuk IA, died 1 Dorothy 2-yr. '36, BA '41, Decorah IA, died 2/ 28/ 2005. IA, died 2/ 26/ 2005 . Waldo Widell BA '51 , MA 3-yr. '28 , BA '33 Holstein IA, died 2/ 18/ 2005. Helen Hazlett Wirkler 2-yr. '36, Cedar Rapids '55, Edmund OK, died 12/ 17/ 2004. Mary Conder 2-yr. '29 , Story City Garnette Mohler Anderson IA, died 4/ 11/ 2005. Gordon Blanchard BS '37, Anderson 2-yr. '52 , Atlantic IA, died 12/ 3/ 2004. IA, died 5/ 1/ 2005 . Mercedes Hemsted Cary 2-yr. Sioux City IA, died 3/ 29/ 2005 . Martha Brownlie '29 , Atlantic IA, died 4/ 23/ 2005. Ruth Flynn 2-yr. Hauser 2-yr. '37, Winterset IA, died 12/ 29/ 2004. '29 , Waucoma IA, died 5/ 14/ 2004. Helen Massey Donna McCreary Malcolm 2-yr. '37, Hudson WI, Former dean dies Luhring 2-yr. '29 , Nashua IA, died 11/ 15/ 2004. died 12/ 28/ 2004. Woodrow Nelson 2-yr. '37 , ohn C. Downey, former graduate Wanda Watson Meggitt 2-yr. '29 , Solon IA, died BA '42 , Rochester MN, died 12/ 21/ 2004. Korene Jdean at the University of Northern 2/ 3/ 2005. Helen Umbaugh Nolting 2-yr. '29, Stahnke Wirtz 2-yr. '37, BA '37, Clinton IA, died Iowa, died Feb. 20, 2005, in Sarasota, Waterloo IA, died 4/ 1/ 2005. 4/ 27/ 2005. Dorothy Welper Anderson 2-yr. '38, Fla. He was 78. '3 Q Margaret Barry 2-yr. '30, Ames IA, Decorah IA, died 2/ 23/ 2005. Miriam Feldman Downey, who earned S died 5/ 13/ 2005. Viola Wisgerhof Burckhard BA '38, Kalispel MT, died 12/ 28/ 2004. his Ph.D . from the Charlotte Mcllrateh Hauser BA '38, Des Moines Nieland 2-yr. '30, 2-yr. '32 , Houston TX, died University of California in 4/ 27/ 2005. Ruth Mccorkle Wenger 3-yr. '30, BA IA, died 4/ 15/ 2005. Thelma Peterson BA '38, UNI in 1968 '31, Owatonna MN, died 2/ 7/ 2005. Jarla Clauson Waterloo IA, died 11/ 6/ 2004. James Ruthven BS 1957, came to 1-yr. '31, BA '50, Decorah IA, died 12/ 11/ 2004. '38, Pella IA, died 3/ 14/ 2005 . Louis Breitbach BS as professor and head of Una Smith Cornick 2-yr. '31, Indianola IA, '39, MA'59 , Waterloo IA, died 12/ 31/ 2004. Virgene the department of biology.• died 2/ 4/ 2005 . Irene Lenahan Eickman 2-yr. Potter Shirbroun 2-yr. '39, Belleville IL, died He became graduate dean '31, Fonda IA, died 11/ 21/ 2004. Helen Bork 3/ 1/ 2005. in 1981 and retired in 1988. He was a Johnson 2-yr. '31 , Fort Dodge IA, died 4/ 3/ 2005 . '4OsMaxine Schwertly Keith BS '40, Traer noted entomologist and past president Lolabelle Pennell Newton 2-yr. '31 , East Moline IA, died 2/ 22/ 2005. Alice Lawler of both the Iowa Academy of Sciences IL, died 4/14/ 2005 . Lillian Barber Putney 2-yr. 2-yr. '40, Sinsinawa WI, died 2/ 24/ 2005 . Betty and Sigma Xi. He published numerous '31, Lakewood CO, died 2/ 4/ 2005. Leona Walsh Duncan Oliver 2-yr. '40, Keokuk IA, died Conlon 2-yr. '32, Ruthven IA, died 2/ 9/ 2005. 12/ 5/ 2004. Winson Wallace Temple BA '40, MA papers in national and international Hazel Danielson 2-yr. '32 , BA '60, Aurelia IA, '71 Waterloo IA, died 1/ 21/ 2005 . Arleyne Lundy journals. died 2/ 18/ 2005. Henrietta Smith Downey 1-yr. Gildersleeve BA '41, MA '73 , Zearing IA, died In 1972, Downey was named '32, Reinbeck IA, died 2/ 1/ 2005. Elaine Homan 12/ 31/2004. Robert Hunt BA '41 , Rapid City SD , research associate of the Allyn Museum 2-yr. '33 BA, '36 Remsen IA, died 2/ 13/ 2005 . died 2/ 4/ 2005 . Claudia McFarland Madsen BA of Entomology in Sarasota. His Geraldine Edgar Hyde 1-yr. '33, Manly IA, died '42, Cedar Falls IA, died 10/ 18/ 2004. Marjorie appointment was made in recognition 3/ 17/ 2005 . Dorothy Atherholt James 2-yr. '33, Anderson Manning 2-yr. '42, Mason City IA, died research on morphology and Cedar Rapids IA, died 12/ 22/ 2004. Violet MacKay 3/ 7/ 2005. Donna Larson MacKenzie 2-yr. '43 , of his Smart 2-yr. '33, Waterloo IA, died 2/ 9/ 2005. Hot Springs AR, died 3/ 31/ 2005. Jean Barkley evolution in the Lepidoptera. After Dorothy King Brown 1-yr. '34, BS '39, Waterloo Peterson BA '43 , Storm Lake IA, died 11/ 19/ 2004. retiring from UNI, he moved to Sarasota IA, died 3/ 21/ 2005 . Mildred Schuster Cate BA Kathleen Olson Streuber 2-yr. '43, BA '50, to study butterflies at the Allyn '34, Arlington VA, died 4/30/ 2004. Florence Jewell IA, died 12/ 3/ 2004. Lucille Huibregtse Museum. Buckwalter Helt 2-yr. '34 BA, '36 Rowley IA, Grado BA, '44, Charleston IL, died 3/ 16/ 2005. his wife, Norine, died 1/ 28/ 2005 . Ralph Novak BS '34, Sun City He is survived by Leila Nash Lauterbach 2-yr. '45, Marble Rock five children and 12 grandchildren. AZ, died 9/ 14/ 2004. Valene Floyd Hargrave IA, died 1/ 6/ 2005. Audrey Hass Petersen 1-yr. 2-yr. '3 5, Manly IA, died 11/ 26/ 2004. Georgia '45, Wheatland IA, died 1/ 6/ 2005 . Clara Sealine 30 University of Northern Iowa%~ , UNI Alumni ~ Class Notes

William Roehlk BA '52, Galesburg IL, died Underwood BA '73, Plymouth MN, died 12/ 9/ 2004. 2/1/ 2005. Lynn Ford BA '53, Anaheim CA, died Cathy Nicklaus Larimer BA '74, Florissant MO, President Maucker dies 11/20/ 2004. Rose Mcgivern Hogan 2-yr. '53, died 12/ 5/ 2004. Patricia Puffer Smith BA '7 4, .W. "Bill" Maucker, UNI's president Vinton IA, died 4/ 5/ 2005. Franklin Hutchens Rogersville MO, died 1/ 29/2005. Carole Denger J for two decades, died Tuesday, July BA '54, MA '54, Mason City IA, died 11/ 21/ 2004. Black BA '75, Defiance OH, died 4/ 8/ 2005. Joyce 5, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar BA '77, Des Moines IA, died Raymond George BA '55, MA '62, Bloomington Hobbs Campbell Falls. He was 92. IL, died 5/5/ 2005. Maxine Errett Lawlor 2-yr. 2/ 29/ 2004. Scott Christen BA '77, West Chicago '55, Granite Falls NC, died 12/ 14/ 2004. Janice IL, died 11/ 30/ 2004. Keavin Hill BA '77, Vinton Born in Parkinson Howard 2-yr. '56, Sioux City IA, died IA, died 4/ 12/ 2005. David Alcock BA '79, Decorah Rock Island, Ill., 12/ 9/ 2004. Carolyn Dougherty Anderson BA '57, IA, died 4/ 3/ 2005. David Rusley BA '79, Sioux September 16, Bettendorf IA, died 2/ 17/ 2005. Sandra Waldron City IA, died 3/ 27/ 2005. 1912, Maucker was Hansen BA '57 , Council Bluffs IA, died 4/ 29/ 2005. ' 8OsTimothy Gerberich BA '80, West Des a 1933 graduate of Floy Hershberger 2-yr. '5 7, Spirit Lake IA, died Moines IA, died 2/ 7/ 2005. JoAnn Augustana College. 5/ 27/ 2005. Skinner Hohanshelt BA Gladys Mixdorf Kramer BA '80, Monona IA, died He received his '57, IA, died 4/ 2/ 2005. David Bullers BA Boone 12/ 22/ 2004. Edward Shipley BA '80, Indianapolis '58, '66, Cedar Falls IA, died 1/ 31/ 2005. Don master of arts MA IN, died 11/ 19/ 2004. Judy Kelly 0psal BA '81, Sac BA '58, Toledo IA, died 4/ 29/ 2005. degree in 1936 and Kilstofte City IA, died 4/ 23/ 2005. Candace Wright BA '82, Opal Thompson Abe BA '59, Waterloo IA, died Rochester MN, died 12/ 18/ 2004. Joseph Bernard a Ph.D. degree in 2/ 15/ 2005. Dean Baum MA '59, Fruitland WA, died BA '83, SpE '86, Fresno CA, died 2/ 25/ 2005. 1940, both from the University of Iowa. 10/ 23/ 2004. Sharon Thielke Staton BA '83, Brandon IA, died Maucker served in the St. Louis f 6 Q$ Rosemary Drushella Cunningham BA 1/ 31/ 2005. Mary Westendorf Bauer BA '84, Cedar and Pittsburgh public schools, the '60, Clare IA, died 3/ 14/ 2005. David Falls IA, died 3/ 20/ 2005. Deanna Fuller BA '84, University of Missouri and Montana Jensen BA '60, Cedar Rapids IA, died 8/ 6/ 2004. Creston IA, died 2/ 8/ 2005. Craig Howard BA State University, the U.S. Office of '60, Union IA, died '84, Indianola IA, died 3/ 2/ 2005. Linda Rosauer Richard Knutson MA West Education in Washington, D.C., and in 2/ 1/ 2005. Mary Miles Siesseger BA '60, MA Pratt BA '84, Cedar Falls IA, died 4/ 26/ 2005. '67, Green Valley AZ, died 12/ 1/2004. Robert Patricia Eason Skalla BA '85, Owatonna MN, died the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navy Personnel Lytten BA '61 , Missouri Valley IA, died 3/4/2005. 3/29/2005. Jessie Moore Carmichael MA '89, before becoming the fifth president of Dolores Monson Follette BA '62, Hiawatha IA, Brooklyn IA, died 2/7/ 2005. UNI (then Iowa State Teachers College) died 5/ 3/ 2005. Lawrence Schroeder BA '62, f Annie Cistrunk MA '91, Jackson in 1950. Marion IA, died 1/29/ 2005. Nancy Ball Knipfel g Q SMI, died 4/4/2005. Jann Thompson During his tenure, the college's BA '63, Ackley IA, died 4/ 25/ 2005. Donna Duckett Ryerson MA '92, Marshalltown IA, died 1/ 3/ 2005. emphasis changed from strictly teacher Grupp BA '64, Reinbeck IA, died 4/ 13/ 2005. Lee David Kemnitz BA '93 , Des Moines IA, died Corbin MA '69, North Las Vegas NV, died 2/1/ 2005. education to degrees in the liberal and 11/ 15/ 2004. Elizabeth Jimenez Mathews BA '93, Carol Kreitlow Davidson BA '69, Humboldt IA, vocational arts. The University Union MA '96, Hampton IA, died 1/ 26/ 2005. died 3/ 5/ 2005. Cheryl Shark Jackson BA '69 , was named the J.W. Maucker University Charleston SC, died 12/ 27/ 2003. 'OOsRonald Landtiser BA '00, Cedar Rapids Union in his honor in 1974. IA, died 3/ 9/ 2005. Richard Gienau BA f '71, Maucker is survived by his second 7 Q William Boldridge BA Cordova '03, Tripoli IA, died 2/27/ 2005. Janis Goddard, died 4/ 10/ 2005. Barbara Phares wife, Doreen Weber Maucker; a daughter STN, MA '03, Des Moines IA, died 12/ 13/ 2004. Nicholas Bromann BA '71, Clinton IA, died 5/ 15/ 2004. Trunnell BA '03, Waterloo IA, died 12/ 12/ 2004. Ann M. King; and two sons, James and Ellen Paine Elkin BA '71, Brownsville TX, died Adam Burke BA '04, Cresco IA, died 1/ 31/ 2005. Robert. Maucker was preceded in death 9/ 7/ 2004. Linda Christensen Pressler BA by his wife, Helga. '73, Eagle Grove IA, died 4/ 5/ 2005. Thomas

UNI Governance & Constituent Boards Board of Regents, State of Iowa Jorgen Heidemann '68, Chair of the Kristine Camlin Even '93, Co­ Kara Rathmell Lindaman '94, '96, Jennifer Noehl '00, Assistant Michael J. Gartner, president, Board, Wilton, Connecticut Treasurer of the Board; Director Holmen, Wisconsin Director, Office of Alumni Des Moines Robert D. Koob '62, President of the of Accounting, UNI Foundation Judy Nelson McKee '61, Winnetka, Relatjons Amir I. Arbisser, Davenport University of Northern Iowa Scott Leisinger, Vice President for Illinois Amy Mohr '99, Assistant Director, Mary Ellen Becker, Oskaloosa Sarah Seger Lancaster '70, Madison, Development, UNI Foundation Sara Fogdall Miller '94, Cedar Falls, Office of Alumni Relations Tom W. Bedell, Spirit Lake Wisconsin Ruth Ratliff, Vice President for Iowa Robert N. Downer, Iowa City J. Michael McBride '62, Brookfield, Advancement Services, University Barbara Harper Norman '74, Chicago, UNIPA Board of Directors Ruth R. Harkin, Cumming Wisconsin of Northern Iowa Illinois, Vice Chair 2004-2005 Jenny Rokes, Dike David Meyers '73, San Rafael, Gary Shontz '74, '81, Vice President Darren Otte '97 '99, Cedar Falls, Iowa Bob & Judy Akre, Clive, Iowa Rose Vasquez, Des Moines California of the Board, Controller, Ron Rice '70, '73, Des Moines, Iowa Jeff & Gayle Carruthers, Bettendorf, Teresa A. Wahlert, West Des Moines Jim Mudd, Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Bill Riess '65, '69, Clive, Iowa Iowa David Oman '74, Des Moines, Iowa Sandy Phillips Stevens '62, Glen Kristine Condon, Altoona, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Mark Oman '76, West Des Moines, University of Northern Iowa Ellyn, Illinois Steve '76 & Connie '78 Fuglsang, Foundation Board of Trustees Iowa Alumni Association Board of Julie Wood Stoll '85, Overland Park, UNIPA Presidents, Dewitt, Iowa 2004-2005 W. Thomas Phillips '66, Des Moines, Directors 2004-2005 Kansas, Member-at-Large Chuck & Karen Leibold, Clive, Iowa Robert Beach '51, Cedar Falls, Iowa Iowa Maurice Barkley '87, Shawnee Jerry Torgerson '57, Mason City, Iowa Rick & Lisa Lepley, West Des Moines, Carl Boyd '87, Chicago, Illinois LeRoy Redfern, Cedar Falls, Iowa Mission, Kansas Jason Ulaszek '99, Evanston, Illinois Iowa Dennis Clark, Waterloo, Iowa Richard Redfern '74, St. Paul, Alice Yeager Boland '62, Bradenton, Deborah Vangellow '86, Sugar Land, Timothy '74 & Jean '74 Lindgren, Joy Cole Corning '54, Vice Chair of Minnesota Florida Texas Waterloo, Iowa the Board, Des Moines, Iowa Paul Rhines '65, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bernard Brommel '51, Chicago, Bill Waack '49, Cedar Falls, Iowa Phil & Mary Lockhart, Dubuque, Iowa James (Mike) Earley, Des Moines, James Slife '73, Waterloo, Iowa Illinois Ron Wiest '76, St. Paul, Minnesota Terri & Roger Luehring, Gladbrook, Iowa William Smith '73, Vice Chair of the Farah Azeem Burmeister '90, Clive, Juanita Puentes Wright '73, Cedar Iowa Rex Eno, Past Chair of the Board, Board and Chair, Investment/ Iowa Falls, Iowa Mel & Kathy McMains, Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Finance Committee, Denver, Bob Crane '62, '75, Johnston, Iowa Ex-Officio Members: Iowa Sally Carbaugh Frudden '55, '72, Colorado Jeffrey Engel '85, Cedar Falls, Iowa Bill Calhoun '79, Vice President For Kevin & Terri Mohler, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Iowa Rick Young, Waterloo, Iowa Len Froyen '5 7, Cedar Falls, Iowa University Advancement Iowa Edward J. Gallagher, Jr., Waterloo, Ex-Officio Members: Marc Haack '73, '78, '91, Iowa City, Noreen Hermansen '71, President, Mark & Joleen Nechanicky, Iowa William D. Calhoun, Jr. '79, President Iowa Alumni Association, Director of Buckingham, Iowa William Hager '69, Boca Raton, of the Board; Vice President Beth Jorgensen Harris '89, Cedar Alumni Relations Marv & Beth Rasmussen, Jefferson, Florida for University Advancement, Falls, Iowa, Chair Gary Shontz '74, '81, Treasurer, UNI Iowa Marc Haack '73, '78, '91, Liaison University of Northern Iowa Robert Huntington '55, Clear Lake, Alumni Association Brenda & Gary Schuldt, Urbandale, to the UNI Alumni Association Jean Michaelsen Carlisle '78, Iowa Molly Wilson '00, Assistant Treasurer, Iowa Board, Iowa City, Iowa '81, Secretary of the Board; Bill Jacobson '63, Cedar Rapids, Iowa UNI Alumni Association Lois & John Turnage, Pleasantville, Donna Wheeler Harman '4 7, Administrative Assistant, Steve Langerud, '81 '86, Grinnell, Iowa Waterloo, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Iowa

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Diversity matters by Gwenne Culpepper trangely enough, the word value of differences, including more and was being given to S"diversity" can be somewhat better accommodations for students with it, and whether the frightening . Often people hear it and disabilities. university ought to believe that emphasis on diversity means Koob has now charged the Office proceed cautiously in their own needs and interests will go of Compliance and Equity Management this area. unheeded. To some degree, that attitude is (OCEM) with incorporating the faculty The UNI Center understandable. Traditionally - and with and staff population into those diversity for Social and good reason - diversity has been used initiatives. "The idea," says Leah Behavioral Research is analyzing results in reference to the inclusion of women Gutknecht, assistant to the president now; we expect the work to be finished and people who are not Caucasian. That for Compliance and Equity Management, by early fall 2005, when we will share the is, those groups that have not had equal "is to make the notion of diversity so information with faculty, staff and alumni. access to the same educational economic commonplace and universa~ that no one While we wait, the steering team resources as the majority. has to stop to think about it. It will be has identified "diversity champions" But the 1990 Americans with integrated into the core of our culture. - those who are actively involved in Disabilities Act brought to light that We believe that by addressing diversity the promotion of diversity - as well as another group of people-those as a timeless norm on our campus, UNI those with the potential to be diversity with mental, physical or emotional will be positioned to address the needs champions. They will be among the first limitations-was being denied access as of our future enrollment and work-force asked to collaborate on this effort. As well. The fallout from 9/ 11 showed us demographics." Gutknecht says, "We're not reinventing the that people with religious preferences To begin, Gutknecht pulled together wheel in this situation." She is counting differing from the mainstream were often a small steering team that included her; on collaboration and sharing across the discriminated against, as were those from Ed Berry, associate vice president for campus to make this work. For example, specific foreign countries. So we've had Educational and Student Services (ESS) , the steering team is developing a diversity to realize that diversity must be defined and me. Web page; one that would note all of the more broadly than in the past, to include Our first task was to gauge campus university's diversity efforts, from events respect for varying ideas and thoughts, as attitudes, behaviors and ideas about to programs to research to experts who well as for race, gender, appearance and diversity. We met with deans and can talk about the subject. It will overlap ability. department heads about their diversity with efforts conducted by University We've also come to understand that, concerns and needs. They indicated a Marketing and Public Relations, the office more than ever, diversity matters. We need high interest in continuing to recruit and that manages the UNI calendar site. "Care only look at the numbers to be sure: A retain diverse staff, and were interested will be given to supporting, promoting 2000 study by Educational Testing Service in helping OCEM communicate to faculty and collaborating with existing efforts in Princeton, N.J., indicates that total and staff about diversity issues. The and resources, using available resources, college enrollment will increase by 2.6 steering team also began seeking out avoiding duplication and reaching out to million students in the next 15 years. success stories, past and current, for new faces and ideas," said Gutknecht. Eighty percent of them will be African acknowledgement and promotion. The UNI campus is rich in ideas, American, Hispanic or Asian American. At Next, OCEM staff asked members of culture and diversity. Our belief is that the same time, white students will become the campus community for their help in there are significant benefits to be gained a minority in Washington D.C. , California, developing a survey that would determine by pursuing diversity not just as a theory, Hawaii and New Mexico . just where UNI's faculty and staff stood but as an act. OCEM, acting with myriad A decade ago, UNI President Robert in their beliefs about diversity. A series of offices and individuals on campus, will Koob determined that recruitment of meetings produced 51 questions. continue to seek ways to ensure that students with diverse backgrounds would We asked employees if they'd ever everyone on campus understands that be a priority here. As a testament to his experienced or witnessed behaviors, diversity in 2005 is about inclusion of commitment, UNI's minority student language or activities that might be ideas, lifestyles, races, religions, abilities, enrollment has increased from 4 72 in construed as discriminatory. We asked socioeconomic classes, languages, 1995, to 809 in fall 2004. The number of about accessibility to campus facilities, employee status and age. It means international students has risen more than and beliefs about fairness in practices everyone gets to sit at the table. 50 percent: 231 from 52 countries in 1995, from hiring to promotion to termination. to 378 from 78 countries today. An ever­ But we also asked participants if they Gwenne Culpepper is associate director increasing host of programs and initiatives thought diversity was a concept worth of the Office of Compliance and Equity campus-wide promote the respect and embracing, whether too much attention Management. 32 University of Northern Iowa%~ One dream becomes reality ... Friday, May 20, 7 a.m.: The McLeod Center's transformation from dream to reality begins as cranes hoist the first of several imposing steel trusses into place. The new arena is located just south of the UNI-Dome. It is scheduled for completion in fall 2006. Watch it live-www.unifoundation.org